Brian Jackson (musician)
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Brian Jackson | |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Genres | Jazz, soul |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, flute, vocals |
Years active | 1971–present |
Website | brianjackson |
Brian Robert Jackson (born October 11, 1952)
Early life
Jackson was born in
Unable to take on the responsibility of sharing mortgage payments alone, Elsie was forced to move to a one-bedroom apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn until she remarried in 1968.
Jackson studied music in
His mother later married Alvin S.Lovell a General Practitioner from Bedford Stuyvesant who often donated his services to uninsured residents of the community. In 1968, their daughter and Brian's sister, Alison Lovell, was born.
From 1965 until 1969, Jackson attended Brooklyn's Erasmus Hall High School, where he met other musicians and began to form bands on the outside while participating in school music programs.
Career
Jackson met Gil Scott-Heron while the two were attending Lincoln University (Pennsylvania).[1] They began a decade-long writing, producing, and recording partnership. Jackson composed most of the music that he and Scott-Heron together performed and recorded. In 1971, the two released their first album together, Pieces of a Man,[2] with Ron Carter on bass. Other notable albums include Free Will (1972) and Winter in America (1974), which was the first to have Jackson receive co-billing, and which was later described by Barney Hoskyns in UNCUT as "a masterwork of ghetto melancholia and stark political gravitas".[3] His biggest hit was with Scott-Heron, 1974's "The Bottle". By 1979, they had recorded ten albums, with other unreleased material surfacing on subsequent Scott-Heron releases following their 1980 split.
Jackson continued to be active in the 1980s and 1990s, working with
From 1983 to 2017 Jackson was a programmer and Project Manager in the IT Division of the City of New York.[4]
Jackson worked with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge on a project called Jazz is Dead. It was released in 2021.[4]
In 2022, Brian Jackson released his first solo album in over 20 years, This Is Brian Jackson. It was produced by Phenomenal Handclap Band founder Daniel Collás and released on
Discography
with Gil Scott-Heron
- Pieces of a Man (1971) Flying Dutchman
- Free Will (1972) Flying Dutchman
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Albums
- Winter in America (1974), Strata East - Billboard Jazz #6
- The First Minute of a New Day (1975), Arista - Billboard Jazz #5, R&B #8
- From South Africa to South Carolina (1975), Arista - Billboard Jazz #12, R&B #28
- It's Your World (live) (1976), Arista - Billboard Jazz #20, R&B #34
- Bridges (1977), Arista - Billboard Jazz #16
- Secrets (1978), Arista - Billboard Jazz #3, R&B #10
- 1980 (1980), Arista - Billboard Jazz #7, R&B #22
Singles
- "Ain't No Such Thing as Superman" 7" (1975), Arista
- "(What's the Word) Johannesburg" 7" (1975), Arista
- "The Bottle" 7" (1976), Arista
- "Hello Sunday, Hello Road" 7" (1977), Arista
- "Under the Hammer" 7" (1978), Arista
- "Angel Dust" 7" (1978), Arista
- "Show Bizness" 7" (1978), Arista
- "Shut 'Um Down" 7"/12" (1980), Arista
- "Willing" 7" (1980), Arista
- "The Bottle (drunken mix)" 7"/12" (1980), Inferno
Brian Jackson
- Gotta Play (2000), RMG
- Kentyah Presents: Evolutionary Minded featuring M1, Brian Jackson and the New Midnight Band (2013), Motéma
- This Is Brian Jackson (2022), BBE[5][6]
with Kool & The Gang
- Something Special (1981), De-Lite
with Will Downing
- Will Downing (1988), Island/Polygram
- Come Together as One (1989), Island/Polygram
with Roy Ayers
- Drive (1988) Ichiban
with Gwen Guthrie
- Hot Times (1990), Reprise
with Alabama 3
- M.O.R. (2007), One Little Indian
with Les Nubians
- Nü Revolution (2011) Shanachie
with Carl Hancock Rux
- Homeostasis (2013) CD Baby
with Escort
- City Life (2019) Escort Records
with Charnett Moffett
- Bright New Day (2019) Motéma
with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge
- Brian Jackson JID008 (2021) Jazz Is Dead
Personal life
Brian Jackson is married and has five children. Brian plans to move with his family to France in the summer of 2024.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Thom Jurek. "Brian Jackson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- ^ Hoskyns, Barney (July 2005). "Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson: Winter in America (Charly)". UNCUT.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "This Is Brian Jackson". Orcd.co. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Brian Jackson - This Is Brian Jackson Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
External links
- Brian Jackson – official website
- Brian Jackson discography at Discogs
- Brian Jackson at MySpace
- Brian Jackson interview at Underyourskin