Ari Brown

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Ari Brown
Born(1944-02-01)February 1, 1944
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)musician, composer
Instrument(s)tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, piano, flute
Years active1971–present
Labels Delmark Records

Ari Brown (born February 1, 1944) [1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and pianist.

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Biography

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]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Krakow, Steve (July 15, 2021). "Ari Brown belongs in Chicago's canon of great tenor saxophonists". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Henderson, Alex. "Ari Brown Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2024.