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.