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Dean Brown
12+ albums
Fusionfunkjazzjazz fusionvocal
about
Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer Dean Brown (born Aug.19, 1955) is best known for his soulful, creative and dynamic live performances and recordings. Since 1982, Dean Brown has been an integral part of the global fusion and contemporary jazz scene, recording and touring worldwide with jazz greats such as: Billy Cobham, Marcus Miller, The Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Bob James, George Duke, Roberta Flack, Lenny White, Vital Information, and his own groups among others. The son of a military man from the Bronx and a jazz singer from North Carolina, Dean Brown grew up in a number of locales during his formative years. Born in France, his family moved to the States when he was two then returned to France when he turned 10. Two years later, his family returned to the States once again. Dean would later spend three years in Korea, where he began working professionally at the age of 15 as a singer/guitarist fronting a horn band, garnering a huge following in the process. After attending George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Brown entered the Berklee College of Music and graduated as a composition major in 1977. One of Deans first gigs in Boston was in trumpeter Tiger Okoshis band. He replaced Mike Stern in that band in 1979 when Mike left to play with Billy Cobham. Brown was asked to join Cobhams Glass Menagerie band in 1981 and that year recorded Observations + (Elektra/Musician) with the great fusion drummer, marking his first time in the recording stud
