Dean Brown

The much sought after guitarist has toured extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Far East with David Sanborn, the Brecker Brothers, Roberta Flack, George Duke Bob James, Marcus Miller Project w/Lalah Hathaway and Joe Sample, Billy Cobham, Bill Evans, Steve Smith (drummer with Steps Ahead and Journey), Tiger Okoshi (Tiger's Baku), Kirk Whalum, and various groups led by Dean Brown. His experience includes videos with Gil Evans, Billy Cobham, Louie Belson, Bob James, Kirk Whalum and a DCI instructional video with Steve Smith's Vital Information. Dean has appeared with David Sanborn on "The Tonight Show", "The Arsenio Hall Show", and Roberta Flack on "The 4th of July with the "Boston Pops Orchestra" as well as "The Rosie O'Donnell Show".  He also did THE ABC AFTER NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL featuring David Sanborn, Eric Clapton, Cassandra Wilson, D'angelo, Gang Starr, Marcus Miller (bass), Ricky Peterson (keys), Don Alias (perc), Gene Lake (drums), and Steve Gadd (drums).  

Most recently, he appeared with Goerge Duke in a one hour special on the BET network.  Dean's recording career spans twenty years and includes work on two grammy winning CDs(Out of the Loop-The Brecker Bros. and Inside-David Sanborn). For a list of some of these recordings go to the Archive page or check the All Music Guide.

"Selected" Discography

"Songs From The Night Before" David Sanborn
on Electra

"The Sun Don't Lie" Marcus Miller on PRA Records

"Out Of The Loop" The Brecker Brothers on GRP
(Grammy Award winner)

"Present Tense" Lenny White on Hip Bop

"Observations+" Billy Cobham on Electra Musician
~~~~~"M.S.R." written by Dean Brown~~~~~

"Mudd Cake" Tiger's Baku (Tiger Okoshi)
on JVC (Japan)

"Renderers of Spirit" Lenny White on Hip Bop

"Smokin" (Live at Montreaux) Billy Cobham
on Electra Musician
~~~~ "Some Other Kind" written by Dean Brown ~~~~

"Vital Information" Steve Smith on Columbia

"Orion" Steve Smith on Columbia
~~~~~ "The Strut" written by Dean Brown ~~~~~

"Warning" Billy Cobham on GRP

"Power Play" Billy Cobham on GRP

"Global Beat" Steve Smith on Columbia
~~~ "One Flight Up" co-written by Dean Brown ~~~

"And You Know That" Kirk Whalum on CBS

"The Tides Of Time" Roland Vasquez on SOS

"Ivory Coast" Bob James on Warner Brothers

"The Promise" Kirk Whalum on CBS

"Grand Piano Canyon" Bob James on Warner Brothers

"Return of the Brecker Brothers"
Michael & Randy Brecker on GRP

"The Christmas Album" Roberta Flack on Angel

"Visions" Takeshi T.K. Ito on Atlantic

"Soul to Jazz" Bernard Purdie's on ACT

"World Time" John Favicchia on FAV Music

"Mr. X" Jason Miles on Lightyear

"World Tour" Jason Miles on Lipstick

"CACHE" Kirk Whalum on Columbia

"388 Marlborough Street" Lee Venters
on Blue Quail

"Mann to Mann" The Mann Brothers on DMP

"Midnight" Till Bronner on Button

"From the Street" Tom Coster on JVC

"YIN-YANG" Steps Ahead on NYC

If you'd like to hear more of Dean, be on the lookout for new CD's from Jason Miles, Poogie Bell, and Randy Brecker.
Dean has also recorded a live joint project with Bill Evans (available in Poland Only).