Victor Atkins
Birth nameVictor Atkins III
Born (1963-11-29) November 29, 1963 (age 60)
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
GenresJazz, Afro-Cuban
Occupation(s)Musical artist, educator
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active1980s–present
LabelsColumbia, Basin Street Records, Jass Records, Okeh
Websitewww.wwoz.org/acts/victor-atkins

Atkins has toured with the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, the Headhunters (Evolution Revolution, Basin Street Records, 2003), Mark Whitfield, Nnenna Freelon, Donald Harrison, Delfeayo Marsalis (Pontius Pilot’s Decision, RCA/Novus, 1992; Sweet Thunder, Troubadour Jass Records, 2011), Leroy Jones, and Kermit Ruffins (Hold on Tight, Justice Records, 1995), and worked with many prominent artists such as Freddie Hubbard, Brian Blade, Jimmie Heath, Frank Foster, Frank Morgan, Al Grey (Echoes of New Orleans, Progressive 1998), Herlin Riley, Aaron Neville, Wes Anderson, and Nicholas Payton.

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