Keith L. Brown (born August 13, 1983) is an American jazz pianist, educator, and composer. He is the regular pianist for Grammy nominated saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and has released three albums on Space Time Records.
Early life and education Brown was born in Memphis Tennessee and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he developed a deep passion for music from a young age.
Keith's father, Donald Brown, is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator, and producer. Keith's mother Dorothy is also a pianist and plays various woodwind instruments.
Musical career Brown attended Pellissippi State and The University of Tennessee where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in music, after which he moved to New York City. There he began touring and performing with artists such as Jazzmeia Horn, Charles Tolliver, Camille Thurman & the Darrell Green Quartet, Stefon Harris, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Dezron Douglas, Sherman Irby, Bill Saxton, Steve Turre, Endea Owens, Melanie Charles, Russell Gunn, Joe Farnsworth, John Clayton, George Coleman, and most recently Kenny Garrett.
In May 2021, Keith released his third album as a leader with Space Time Records under the name "Keith Brown Trio" called African Ripples. Brown says African Ripples was "composed and collected to convey his personal experiences through black music and how it has rippled out in so many different directions." The album received 4 stars from DownBeat Magazine.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
Sweet & Lovely (Space Time Records, 2011) The Journey (Space Time Records, 2015) African Ripples (Space Time Records, 2021)
Soundtracks
Canal Street (Space Time Records, 2020) Featured F.R.C. from Keith Brown's album The Journey
As Sideman Year releasedLeaderTitleLabel2013Gregory TardyStandards and MoreSteepleChase 2015Vance Thompson's Five Plus SixSuch Sweet Thunder2017Kenneth Brown3 DownSpace Time Records2019Steve SlagleSpirit CallsJaxsta2019Kenneth Brown2nd ChancesSpace Time Records2019Darryl HallSwingin' BackSpace Time Records2019T.K. BlueThe Rhythms ContinueJAJA Records2020Charles TolliverConnectGearbox Records2020Gregory TardyIf Time Could Stand StillWJ3 Records2020Jazzmeia HornWhere We AreDiggers Factory2021Kenneth BrownLove PeopleSpace Time Records2021Melanie CharlesYa'll Don't (Really) Care About Black WomenVerve Records2021Janinah BurnettLove the Color of Your ButterflyClazz Records2021Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble ForceDear LoveEmpress Legacy Records2022Aaron BazzellAesthetic2022Gregory TardySufficient GraceWJ3 Records2022Endea OwensWhere the Nubian's GrowBassBae Music2023Brandon SandersCompton's FinestSavant Records2023Endea OwensFeel Good MusicBassBae Music
References
External links
Official website Keith Brown Trio: Live at Lucille's (PBS) Tiny Desk Concert with Kenny Garrett (Keith Brown on piano) Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center w Jazzmeia Horn (Keith Brown on piano)