Jaimeo Brown

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The Jaimeo Brown Transcendence at the INNtöne Jazzfestival 2018.

Jaimeo Brown (* 1978 ) is an American jazz drummer and band leader.

Live and act

Brown's parents are both musicians; he grew up listening to jazz in her New York home. At the age of 16 he began playing drums for the first time; his teacher was Sly Randolph . He then studied in the jazz program at William Paterson University , which he graduated with honors in 2001; in his bachelor thesis he dealt with the "influence of the black church on jazz."

Right after the bachelor , he was the drummer of the Mingus Big Band . He later played with musicians as diverse as Bobby Hutcherson , Kenny Garrett , Wynton Marsalis , Carlos Santana , Stevie Wonder , Carl Craig and Q-Tip . In 2007 he continued his studies at Rutgers University with Victor Lewis up to the master's; In 2008 he presented his work as a composer and arranger with the University Big Band in Birdland , New York . In 2009 he toured the Middle East as an American jazz ambassador. He also belonged to the band of Greg Tardy , with whom he presented seven albums; he also recorded with Joe Locke ( Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1 ) and with Craig Brann . By 2015 he was involved in 20 recordings in the field of jazz. His Transcendence project around JD Allen and Chris Sholar , which was also presented at JazzFest Berlin 2013, is “a melting pot of Afro-American musical traditions, enriched with Indian elements. Gospel and spirituals meet soul , hip-hop and free improvisation . ”There he expanded his trio to include keyboardist Kelvin Sholar , who is also at home in styles as diverse as free improvisation, groove jazz and techno .

Discographic notes

  • Transcendence (2013, with JD Allen, Geri Allen , Chris Scholar, Falu, Dartanyan Brown, Marcia Miget, Gee's Bend Singers, Marisha Brown, Selah Brown, Kelvin Sholar, Andrew Shantz)
  • Transcendence: Worksongs (2016, with Marcia Miget, JD Allen, Chris Scholar, Jaleel Shaw, Big Yuki, Brandon McCune, Falu, Lester Chambers, Marisha Rodriguez)

Web links

Commons : Jaimeo Brown  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

* Jaimeo Brown at laut.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jaimeo Brown Transcendence (JazzFest Berlin) ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography
  3. ↑ SWR jazz session from JazzFest Berlin 2013: Beats & Sounds (April 22, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Brown, Jaimeo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1978