Gerry Brown

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Gerry Brown (born November 9, 1951 in Philadelphia / Pennsylvania ) is an American jazz drummer .

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Brown started playing drums at the age of five, later performed with soul groups and already played in high school with bassist John Lee , with whom he attended the music academy in 1970. In 1971 he moved to New York, where he played with Lionel Hampton . In 1972 Lee moved to the Netherlands to join Chris Hinze's rock jazz group. With bassist John Lee as co-leader he recorded Infinite Jones in 1973 , followed by Mango Sunrise in 1975 , Still Can't Say Enough in 1976 and Chaser in 1979 . Together with Lee, he also worked for Jasper van't Hof , Toto Blanke , Charlie Mariano , Eef Albers and Gary Bartz in the mid-1970s . They were then a member of Larry Coryell's Eleventh House for two years ; Brown also played for Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea . In 1979 he accompanied Didier Lockwood at the Montreux Jazz Festival .

Brown settled in Berlin for some time in 1982 and worked with George Gruntz , Joachim Kühn and Chris Beckers , but also with Herb Geller , Anne Haigis and Kraan until his return to the United States . In 1986 he succeeded Billy Cobham at Consortium . In the 1990s Brown was part of Stevie Wonder's band ; then he accompanied Oscar Brown, Jr.

Brown also worked as a sideman on stage and on recordings, etc. a. with George Benson , Michal Urbaniak , Urszula Dudziak . Marcus Miller , Lionel Richie , Sonny Fortune , Alphonso Johnson , Roberta Flack , Joe Sample , Tom Harrell , Dave Samuels , Chuck Loeb , the Georg Gruntz Band , the NDR-Bigband ( The Spirit of Jimi Hendrix ) and Phil Collins . He recorded the instructional video R & B Drumming - Featuring Gerry Brown and his Motown Sound with bassist Nathan Watts .

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SURNAME Brown, Gerry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania