Ari Brown | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 1, 1944
Occupation(s) | musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, piano, flute |
Years active | 1971–present |
Labels | Delmark Records |
Ari Brown (born February 1, 1944) [1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and pianist.
Brown grew up in Chicago and attended Wilson College, where he met musicians such as Jack DeJohnette, Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, and Joseph Jarman. [2] He played piano in R&B and soul outfits into the 1960s, then switched to saxophone in 1965. [2] He joined the AACM in 1971, and also played with The Awakening in the early 1970s. [1] In 1974 he lost several teeth in a car crash, and temporarily switched to piano again until he recovered. [1] He played sax later in the 1970s with McCoy Tyner, Don Patterson, and Sonny Stitt. [2] In the 1980s, he started his own quintet, and also worked with Lester Bowie, Von Freeman, Bobby Watson, and Anthony Braxton, and in 1989 he became a member of Kahil El'Zabar's trio. [1] [2] In 1995, he recorded his first album as a leader, titled Ultimate Frontier, and released by Delmark Records. [2]
With Joshua Abrams' Cloud Script
With Dee Alexander
With The Awakening
With Anthony Braxton
With the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
With Orbert Davis
With Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio
With Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
With the Juba Collective
With Famoudou Don Moye
With Natural Information Society
With Malachi Thompson
With Frank Walton