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Gary Brown

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  • Genre: Funk / Jazz / Latin

    Location San Fransisco Bay Area, California, Un

    Profile Views: 28790

    Last Login: 6/1/2011

    Member Since 4/6/2007

    Website mellowtonemusic.com

    Record Label MellowToneMusic

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Born into a family of musicians Gary Brown's inevitable musical career began at an early age. By his eleventh birthday Gary was already performing in jazz bands with his two brothers and his father, jazz trumpeter Wilbert Brown. Gary went on to form his own bands and develop a talent and reputation as a skilled and versatile bassist. While enrolled in San Jose State University's Art/Design program Gary came to realize that music was his true calling and made the decision to make it his life and his career. After leaving school he continued to study privately with the renowned Skip Parnell, a teacher and lecturer from the esteemed Philadelphia Academy of Music. In the past 20 years Gary has toured extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia ,South America and the Middle East where he has recorded and shared the stage with Flora Purim & Airto, Pharaoh Sanders Jeff Beal, Steve Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Dianne Reeves, Gregg Rolie, Lou Rawls , Ernie Watts, John Lucien, Torninho Horta, Santana ,Eddie Henderson , Joyce, Alex Acuna, Patrice Rushen ,Dori Caymmi, George Duke, Roy Ayres ,Oscar Castro Neves , Lyle Mays, Giovanni Hidalgo, Mike Shrieve, Paul McCandles, Alphonse Mouzon, Andy Narrell, Pete and Sheila (Sheile E.) Escovedo, Jose Neto Quartet. As a member of Terra Sul he composed and co-produced on their CD "Kindness of Strangers" (Motown jazz label MOJazz). In addition to the co-writing and arranging Gary also shares a producer credit with drummer Celso Alberti for recording artist Zaza's ambitious CD "Book of Kings". Gary is one of the three members of Pray for Rain, a film and soundtrack production team whose credits include Sid & Nancy, Straight to Hell, Trust Me, Zandalee (with Judge Reinhold and Nicholas Cage) and The Linguini Incident (starring David Bowie). Their projects include work with famed Parliament keyboardist Bernie Worell on the movie Car 54 Where Are You? and the theme and dramatic underscore for the Fox television series Key West. They continue to compose underscore for various projects for the major cable networks including HBO, Lifetime, Showtime and Cinemax, as well as for the major television networks ABC, NBC and CBS. Currently dividing his time perfoming with Flora Purim & Airto, Anamandara Trio and the Rebeca Mauleon Group, RHQ , Claudia Villela & Ricardo Piexto Group .Gary continues to compose, perform and produce with various artists and is writing music for his first solo project... .. .. ....plain layout.... powered by ......HOT..FreeLayouts.com.... / ..MyHotComments..

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    Miles Davis , Stanley Clarke , Jaco Pastourious ,Paul Chambers , Ray Brown ,Flora Purim Airto Moreia , Larry Graham, Miroslav Vitous , Herbie Hancock , John Coltrane , Bootsy Collins , Wibert Brown, John Barry , Claus Orgerman , Wayne Shorter ,Ryuichi Sakamoto , Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon , Carlos Jobim , Toniho Horta ,Weather Report ,Tony Williams ,Duke Ellington , Richard Strauss , Breacker Brothers , Michael & Randy , Buster Williams , Ron Carter, The Heath Brothers ,Jimmy , Percy , Tootie ,Tony Williams ,McCoy Tyner, Gill Evans Ennio Morricone ,The Isley Brothers , George Clinton , Parliament ,Funkadelic , Dizzy Gilispeie , Jan Hammer, John Mclauglin , Irakere , Cachao , Freddie Hubbard , Bob James, Ohio Players , Earth,Wind & Fire Verdine And Maurice White , Fania Allstars, Ralph Armstrong..........to name just a few ! Thank you all !!!!!! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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