Reading his book, it is evident that Plunky seeks and imparts wisdom through music,  and is relentless in his pursuit of new way to elevate our collective consciousness.”

 – Pharoah Sanders, saxophonist

 Plunky’s autobiography is a blueprint for the next generations to use to prepare to take up the banner.”

– B. J. Brown, Executive Director, Richmond Jazz Society

Branch’s memoir is at once a backstage pass, a road diary, and a rich archive of an extraordinary life in music. Peripatetic, bold-voiced and wise, Plunky is a polyrhythmic excursion through the full range of black diasporic music, from avant garde jazz to funk, from R&B to African percussion.”

 – Brent Hayes Edwards, Professor of Jazz Studies, Columbia University