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Brian Jackson

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Released: Aug 1, 2008
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  • Genre: Hip Hop / Jazz / Soul

    Location Brooklyn, New York, United States

    Profile Views: 119946

    Last Login: 4/26/2013

    Member Since 8/25/2005

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJyaWFuamFja3Nvbi5uZXQ=

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ............This profile was edited with ..Tower Codes...... .......... .............. From Strata East to Kanye West, from straight-ahead jazz to straight-out funk, Brian Jackson is a true American legend. Listen to the more than a dozen albums he co-wrote and produced with longtime partner Gil Scott-Heron and you are bound to have many 'where have i heard that before? ' moments. That's because so many of his licks and riffs have been sampled - and continue to be sampled by - hip-hop aristocracy. Check his trademark Rhodes sound providing the groove foundations for cuts like Kanye's "Home Again" and Common's "The People", which features Brian's signature synth lines from "We Almost Lost Detroit," and you'll understand that his musical vision was decades ahead of its time. Maybe that's the reason that when you hear him play it's like something you've heard all your life. .... A master of the keyboard, Brian's style is instantly recognizable. Yet, listen to him sing and you'll wonder why it took him so long to let the world hear his voice. .... "I had to let the soul ripen it," he simply states. .... After over 35 years of creativity, Brian can still be found building musical alliances with artists as diverse as Ron Carter and DJ Logic, Pete Miser and Blk Sonshine's Masauko, and actively encourages contact with younger, less-established artists as well. His band, consisting of young phenoms Diallo House (bass), Ismail Lawal (drums) and saxophonist Stacey Dillard proves that this policy yields big dividends. .... Brian reaches into both the future and the past to draw his inspiration, combining them to create a sound that is always new, yet true to the tradition of music that he insists on honoring. Ever aware how much a part of the music the listener is, Brian comments: "This music isn't really mine; it belongs to all of us. The minute I start trying to own it, it's all over. It's my job to pass on what I've learned. That's living the Tradition". ..........'FEELIN U' (BARCELONA w FAST 3):.. .. .. .. .. ..........'THE BOTTLE' (PARIS AT LE RESERVOIR):.. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    ..New York.... Diallo House.. Ismail Lawal.. Stacy Dillard.. Laron Land.. Kafele.. Brother James.... ..Barcelona.... Phil Wilkinson.. Dave Wilkinson.. Caspar St. Charles

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From Strata East to Kanye West, from straight-ahead jazz to straight-out funk, Brian Jackson is a true American legend. Listen to the more than a dozen albums he co-wrote and produced with longtime partner Gil Scott-Heron and you are bound to have many 'where have i heard that before? ' moments. That's because so many of his licks and riffs have been sampled - and continue to be sampled by - hip-hop aristocracy. Check his trademark Rhodes sound providing the groove foundations for cuts like Kanye's "Home Again" and Common's "The People", which features Brian's signature synth lines from "We Almost Lost Detroit," and you'll understand that his musical vision was decades ahead of its time. Maybe that's the reason that when you hear him play it's like something you've heard all your life.

A master of the keyboard, Brian's style is instantly recognizable. Yet, listen to him sing and you'll wonder why it took him so long to let the world hear his voice.

"I had to let the soul ripen it," he simply states.

After over 35 years of creativity, Brian can still be found building musical alliances with artists as diverse as Ron Carter and DJ Logic, Pete Miser and Blk Sonshine's Masauko, and actively encourages contact with younger, less-established artists as well. His band, consisting of young phenoms Diallo House (bass), Ismail Lawal (drums) and saxophonist Stacey Dillard proves that this policy yields big dividends.

Brian reaches into both the future and the past to draw his inspiration, combining them to create a sound that is always new, yet true to the tradition of music that he insists on honoring. Ever aware how much a part of the music the listener is, Brian comments: "This music isn't really mine; it belongs to all of us. The minute I start trying to own it, it's all over. It's my job to pass on what I've learned. That's living the Tradition".


'FEELIN U' (BARCELONA w FAST 3):


'THE BOTTLE' (PARIS AT LE RESERVOIR):

Member Since:

August 25, 2005

Members:

..New York..
Diallo House
Ismail Lawal
Stacy Dillard
Laron Land
Kafele
Brother James

..Barcelona..
Phil Wilkinson
Dave Wilkinson
Caspar St. Charles

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