Solar Records Radio/Guest Jaman Laws/Host Wardell Potts Jr/Independent Artist

JAMAN "WAKATI" LAWS 
BIO
Los Angeles, California based Jaman Laws grew up in the renowned musical 
Laws family. He is an extraordinary saxophonist known to his audience as
"WAKATI". He also plays the flute, piano, is an accomplished producer and 
songwriter and actor. Jaman is the son of legendary saxophonist Ronnie Laws
and at an early age, Laws showed an interest in music while traveling on tour 
with his father Ronnie. He began to learn the techniques and sounds of the 
music greats like Earth, Wind and Fire, Miles Davis, John Coltrain, Stevie 
Wonder, The Jazz Crusaders, and many more. At the age of ten, his father 
bought him his first alto saxophone and encouraged him to study music in 
school. Jaman began performing in the school bands, learning how to read and 
play music, as well as how to play by ear. After graduating high school he 
decided to take his music career further by attending local junior colleges while 
performing on the road with his father. At the age of 20, Laws started playing 
locally in the Los Angeles area at open jam sessions. He started to discover and 
absorb as much as he could from the musicians around him. While playing live, 
he started to develop a name for himself and began performing with local 
bands, playing reggae, R&B, hip-hop, and jazz. One of his first official gigs was 
with well known drummer Norman Conners, who inspired and motivated 
Jaman to channel himself more and more into the music scene while getting his 
start at venue such as The House of Blues, Whiskey A GoGo, Catalina Jazz 
Club, The World Stage. He soon began playing with his two aunts Eloise and 
Debra Laws, and eventually got to showcase his talent.