SONG - 1,000 Miles from Nowhere by Augusta Lee Collins

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

"GAME" The VIDEO!

An original composition 

"Augusta brings such passion, rhythm and style to every note he plays..." -M. Beardsley

"Outstanding...and I mean it...you can feel the textures of the music..." -A. Laird

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Dec 2010 - STATUS HAT MUSIC MAGAZINE FEATURE!

This month, Augusta Lee Collins blues gem "1000 Miles from Nowhere" is  featured in the music page issue 
of Status Hat's online magazine.

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"The legendary Bay Area drummer Augusta Collins sharing his blues with us as guitarist and singer. After soaking up all the beats he is letting us feel what else he has to say with "1000 Miles From Nowhere".  His hypnotic song shares in the age old sense of longing and desperation that makes this an real blues gem." - By Status Hat Online Music Page Magazine

"Your music makes my heart sing" -Sheri Kight Dodson

Thursday, September 2, 2010

1975 - Rediscovered Photos of Augusta Lee Collins

Augusta Lee Collins is best known as a very talented drummer that was most prolific throughout
the late 1960’s and into the middle 1980’s.

Performing with legends like Lightnin’ Hopkins, Herbie Hancock, Abbey Lincoln, George Duke, Hampton Hawes, Sun Ra, Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw, Juilian "Cannonball" Adderley, Nate Adderley, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Charles Wright (of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band) and the Pointer Sisters to name a few.  Augusta showed an interest in all forms of music very early.  Augusta has performed at the U.C. Berkeley Jazz Festival three times and the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Alameda County and California State Fairs and the African American Museum and Library at Oakland three times and the Oakland Museum as well as performing with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Harold Fiberman conductor 
              and musical director and many other venues including much television (ABC, NBC PBS, CBS, KTVU, community and college run television...etc.) and radio (NPR, KALX, KPOO, BERKELEY LIBERATION RADIO, KPFA, KBLX, community and college run radio...etc.)
Augusta Lee Collins has toured both the United States and Europe.


  Augusta Lee Collins  in collaborations with 'rie Shontel performed in the one woman show "Mama Juggs" and on December 17, 2010, West Coast Blues Hall of Famer/Singer-Songwriter Augusta Lee Collins with Emmy Award-winning Producer Anita S. Woodley released, the long awaited CD "In The Studio with Augusta Lee Collins" Produced by Anita S. Woodley.

The 40-minute musical journey combines both song and the stories that inspired his original compositions.


and now

"GAME"

CONTACT INFORMATION...


AUGUSTA LEE COLLINS
PO BX 203
OAKLAND, CA  94604-0203


PHONE:  510.695.9339


Email:  augustaleecollins@yahoo.com



Monday, August 2, 2010

2010 BAY AREA BLUES HALL OF FAME - INDUCTEE AUGUSTA LEE COLLINS

The West Coast Blues Hall of Fame Awards Show honors blues, jazz and gospel artists for their contributions to the art form called Blues and to celebrate Black History Month.  This year’s inductees will cover a very broad array of greats who helped to keep Blues alive.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

EXPLORE AUGUSTA LEE COLLINS

"The one good thing about creating music is that I get to Create.  Music!"

"I Love What I Do!"

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Augusta Lee Collins: Blending Life With Music (talented jazz drummer)

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Augusta Lee Collins is forever pushing his ideas musically and visually and creating new music.  Augusta, hears, feels and visualizes his creative journey bringing a very unique blends of music all original music, written and performed by Augusta Lee Collins.  Augusta is an artist consistently widening and extending his horizons.
Augusta Lee Collins on Film, Albums, Videos, DVDs and CDs
A 1,000 Miles from Nowhere(Albany, California: Agape Records 2004) Music/Producer A.L. Collins
Life Force Jazz and Blues Compilation(Oakland, California:  Life Force Jazz Records 2003) recorded at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 1974 Woody Shaw on trumpet with Augusta Lee Collins on  drums.  Jimmy Witherspoon and various artists can also be heard on this CD.
The Love Nest(San Francisco Film Institute, Judy Van Plank 2001) Music & Acting by A.L. Collins

Cold Ground(Oakland, California:  Agape Videos 1995) Produced/Director by A.L. Collins “With his creative  approach and concept to documenting the plight of the homeless in his semi-documentary video, an original music view,  “Cold Ground”, Augusta Lee Collins takes us inside their surreal world with his original camera work and music.  We  see the further evolution of these new instruments to his orchestra”. William Garrett published Poet November 1995
Polarization, (Stuttgart, Germany ECM/Polydor 1977) with Julian Priester, A.L. Collins on drums
 “Pyramids”, (San Francisco, California: Pyramid Records 1975) w/“The Pyramids”A.L. Collins/drums
Seeking Other Beauty”, (Berkeley, California:  Fantasy Records 1972) w/Todd Cochran, A.L.Collins/drums

 “...creating new music as we go. Many times creating sounds that are new to us...works for us.  And, we enjoy it fully”, Augusta told a reporter for the Oakland Post News Group in a featured article about him and his music.