The JuJu Exchange

The JuJu Exchange is a Chicago-based jazz-fusion group founded by three childhood friends who each bring unique traits to the collective. Nico Segal (trumpeter and producer) is a Grammy Awarded musician and producer, and frequent Chance the Rapper collaborator and trumpet player in Chance’s band, The Social Experiment. Julian Davis Reid (pianist and producer) is an artist-theologian who also hosts Notes of Rest - spiritual retreats which promote contemplation and creativity through texts and music. Nova Zaii (drummer and producer) is the inventor of the patented Nova Portals, a touchless electronic instrument. From performances at The Chicago Jazz Fest to The Songbyrd, The JuJu Exchange brings uncut emotion that moves audiences in mind, body, & soul. The band’s debut project Exchange reached #1 on the Apple Jazz Albums Chart upon release. Their second record, The Eternal Boombox EP, providing healing with five songs that correspond to Kübler-Ross' “Five Stages of Grief” Cycle.