Brian Settles

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Brian L. Settles (born September 16, 1980 ) is an American jazz musician ( soprano and tenor saxophone , flute ).

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A native of Washington, DC, Settles attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts , then studied at New School University with Reggie Workman and Chico Hamilton , then at Howard University with Charlie Young, where he received his Masters in 2008. Since then he has worked with musicians such as Gil Scott-Heron , Jason Moran , Steve Neil , Tomas Fujiwara ( The Air Is Different , 2012) and the bassist / tuba player Tom Abbs , with whom he first recorded for CIMP in 2003 . He was also a member of the Jump Arts Orchestra , directed by Butch Morris . In 2011 he released his debut album Secret Handshake (with Neil Podgurski, Corcoran Holt , Jeremy Carlstedt , Jean Marie Collatin-Faye), followed by Folk (2013). In the field of jazz he was involved in twelve recording sessions between 2003 and 2014. In the mid-2010s he worked with his own trio, consisting of Tarus Mateen and Jeremy Carlstedt, as well as a trio with Jonathan Finlayson and Mike Pride . He is married to the singer Jessica Boykin Settles.

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  1. ↑ Interview 2011 ( memento of the original from February 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dcist.com
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 16, 2015)
  3. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/brian-settles-gives-excellent-thoughtful-performance-at-bohemian-caverns/2014/07/06/22533cce-04c2-11e4-ae91-d5e5645b17c1_story.html
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SURNAME Settles, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Settles, Brian L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (soprano and tenor saxophone, flute)
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1980