Leon Kid Chocolate Brown & Chocolate City: General Info
Member Since
7/10/2006
Band Members
Trumpet & Vocals- Leon Brown
Alto saxophone- Khris Royal
Trumpet- Ashlin Parker
Guitar- Todd Duke
Keyboards- Mark Coleman
Bass- Tommy Sciple
Drums- Gene Black
Influences
Louis Armstrong,Freddie Hubbard,Hank Jones,James Brown,Prince,Rick James,Soulja Slim,Nat King Cole,Frank Sinatra,Ray Brown,Ella Fitzgerald,Sarah Vaughn,Lil' Wayne,Sylvester,John Coltrane,Sonny Rollins,Laurence Brown,Clyde Kerr Jr.,New Orleans,Leroy Jones,Tuba Fats,Irvin Mayfield,Roy Eldridge,Donny Hathaway,Juanita Brooks,James Rivers,Outkast,Nicholas Payton,Herbie Hancock,Louis Prima,Lenny Kravits,Kool and the Gang,EWF,Micheal Jackson,Marvin Gaye,Wynton Marsalis,Dizzy Gillespie,B.G.,George Benson,Aretha Franklin,Topsy Chatman, Andre Crouch, Marvin Gaye, Al Green,Clark Terry,Louis Smith,Cannonball Adderly,Nat Adderly,Juvenile,5th Ward Weebie,Thomas Jefferson,Brian McKnight,Germain Bazzle,Red Tyler,S. Carter,King Pleasure,Lester Young,Paul Gonzalves,Roy Hargrove,Clifford Brown,Bobby Blue Bland,Robert Johnson,George French,Johnny Adams,Clifford Brown,Miles Davis,Mystikal,Cameo,Nas,Aretha Franklin,Bill Withers,Blue Mitchel,Harry"Sweets"Edison,Ben Webster,Roger Troutman,Mandrill,Kool & the Gang,etc.
Sounds Like
A midnight, moonlit full body soul rub from the one you love.
Leon Brown, a native son of New Orleans, began studying the trumpet in elementary school at 9 years old. However, it was not until the age of 15 that Leon made his start in fulfilling the mission of refining his art as a jazz trumpet player, bandleader, and entertainer. He first found true interest and purpose in music while attending The New Orleans Center For Creative Arts (NOCCA), where a rigorous music theory, history, and private training curriculum were implemented. Here was also the stage for some of his first public performances. After graduating from NOCCA, Leon has gone on to perform with some of and the world’s greatest bands and musicians. A few noteworthy collaborations include 7 years with Billboard Award winning, Grammy nominated band Los Hombres Calientes, The Headhunters, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., MC5, Soul Live, George Porter, Joe Sample, The Kermit Ruffins Big Band, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, The Wardell Quezere Big Band, Henry Butler, Davell Crawford, Adonis Rose, Irvin Mayfield, Shannon Powell, Leroy Jones, and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, to name a few. These performances took place in Clubs and Music Festivals around the world. After these diverse experiences, Leon’s sound has been molded into what has been described as smooth and soulful yet hot and jazzy. Leon now leads a band of his own, Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown & Chocolate City (Homegrown New Orleans Jazz & Nuevo Blues).
DISCOGRAPHY
Leon Brown/Irvin Mayfield "Blues for Eddie Jones"
Leon Brown/Davell Crawford "Down Home Duets"
GUEST ARTIST DISCOGRAPHY
Los Hombres Calientes "Vol. 4 "
Los Hombres Calientes “Vol. 5”
The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band "Living The Legacy"
Jill Scott “Beautifully Human Vol.2”
Lenny Kravits “Baptism”
The Player’s New Orleans Jazz Band "Dippermouth Blues"
The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band "Living the Legacy 2"
The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra "Strange Fruit"
Davell Crawford "Piano in the Vaults"
Wade in the Water Tour 2005 Live
Sir Funk-A-Lot
Harry Connick, Jr. "Oh My NOLA"
Nils Landgren & Joe Sample "Creole Love Call"
Bob French "Marsalis Honors Bob French"
Adonis Rose & The N.O. Vaders " Untouchable"
Dominick Grillo “Trio De Grillo”
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