Nehemiah Luckett

Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Nehemiah has been performing, composing and conducting for over 30 years. From an early age he connected his deep love of music to the transformative power of building community through breathing and singing with family and friends. He has been a featured soloist at the National Cathedral, Carnegie Hall and has performed on six continents. He has composed solo, choral and instrumental pieces. From 2011 to 2020 Nehemiah served as the Music Director and Composer for the activist/performance art collective Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir.

Full productions include three original full length musicals: Hamlet: Prince of Funk (1999) with collaborators Owen Beverly (Evans) and Matthew Smith, Brick by Brick (2006) with Ross Wade, and jazz singer (2019) with Joshua William Gelb presented at Abrons Arts Center. Projects currently in development include a bible-based afrofuturist opera/music-theatre piece titled: Jonathan and David, Triple Threats with Tracey Conyer Lee and A Burning Church with Zhailon Levingston and Alex Hare.