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Brandon Coleman
Known primarily as a multifaceted keyboardist who has performed and recorded with dozens
of artists, Brandon has also released Self Taught (2015) and Resistance (2018), cheerful
albums that have enabled the jazz-rooted artist to indulge in his love for electronic funk.
The Los Angeles native started playing piano in his teens, inspired and guided by brother
Marcus Coleman, and after high school continued his studies locally at the Colburn School.
He became a prominent touring and session player during the early 2000s.
Since establishing long-term associations with Kamasi Washington, Ryan Porter, and other notable L.A. musicians, he has branched out with the likes of Babyface, Alicia Keys, and Anthony Hamilton, and has become what is possibly the lone link between smooth jazz stalwart Boney James and polyglot experimentalist Flying Lotus. Coleman debuted as a leader in 2011 with Self Taught (reissued in 2015 on Beat Japan), and seven years later followed up with Resistance on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. Heavily inspired by late-'70s and early-'80s advancements made by the likes of Herbie Hancock, George Duke, and Zapp, the albums showcased Coleman's mastery and manipulation of numerous electric keyboards and synthesizers, as well as his songwriting, arranging, production, and vocoder-enhanced vocal skills. by Andy Kellman @ allmusic.com |
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Back To Love RCA 88697-99138 -2 |
Anthony Hamilton, vocals Donald Hayes, tenor sax, baritone sax Randy Ellis, horn Chris Gray, horn Ryan Porter, horn Vincent Henry, sax, clarinet, flute, guitar Justin Kirk, trombone Bruce Purse, trumpet, flugelhorn Bijon Watson, trumpet Bobby Ross Avila, sitar, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, bass Randy Bowland, guitar Kenneth Edmonds, guitar, bass Iz Drums, guitar, percussion Eli Menezes, guitar Jairus Mozee, guitar Kelvin Wooten, guitar, piano John Adams, piano Oliver "Akos" Castelli, synthesizer Brandon Coleman, organ James Poyser, organ Phillip Kevin Wyatt, harmonica Frederic Yonnet, harmonica Nicole Garcia, violin Orisha Pelzer, violin Edith Yokley, violin Nancy P, viola Jocelyn Butler, cello Kaveh Rastegar, bass Salaam Remi, bass Bryan Russell, bass Troy Auxilly-Wilson, drums Dan Kramer, drums Richie Pena, drums Keri Hilson, vocals |
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Self Taught Beat Records BRC-492 |
Brandon Coleman, organ, synthsizer, clavinet, bass, guitar Eddie Minnifield, alto sax Kamasi Washington, tenor sax Isaac Smith, trombone Ryan Porter, trombone Christopher Gray, trumpet John Daversa, trumpet Winston Byrd, trumpet Samir Moulay Elmehdaoui, guitar Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, violin, viola Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner, bass Gene Coye, drums Keenan Ephiram, drums Oscar Seaton, drums Robert Miller, drums James Allen, percussion |
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Resistance Brainfeeder BFCD069 |
Brandon Coleman, keyboards, synthesizer, piano Christopher Gray, horn Ryan Porter, horn Kamasi Washington, horn Samir "Semmi" Moulay Elmehdaoui, guitar Billy Odum, guitar Michael Ripoll, guitar Jeremy Jeffers, keyboards Arrietta Woods, harp Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, violin, viola Yvette Holzwarth, violin Darrell Freeman, bass Miles Mosley, bass Corey Mason, drums Richie Pena, drums Robert Miller, drums Oscar Seaton, drums James Allen, percussion Allakoi Peete, percussion N'Dambi, vocals Patrice Quinn, vocals |
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