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Hackensack, N.J. native, drummer and composer Otis Brown III was destined for success in his field. Born not far from Rudy Van Gelder's legendary recording studio, Otis' mother was working as a vocal music teacher/choir director and his father a percussionist at the time of his birth. Hearing music from conception in this fertile, music rich, environment would prove to be invaluable for his future.
Since his birth in NJ, Otis has traveled a path that has led to him being one of the most in demand, and well respected musicians in the world of music today. Expressing an early interest in music, Otis began his musical studies at the fertile age of 7. By age 12 he was playing lead alto saxophone in the school bands while playing the drums in the Baptist church.
After moving to Newark, N.J., home of legendary musicians such as Wayne Shorter, Sarah Vaughn, Larry Young and many others, he continued performing double duty in his school bands playing snare drum in marching band, and alto saxophone in the jazz and concert ensembles all of which were directed by his father Otis Brown Jr.
Otis decided to pursue h
OTIS BROWN III: THE THOUGHT OF OTIS BROWN III
ONE OF THE FIRST RULES AN ARTIST LEARNS IS TO CREATE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. A WRITER CAN DO A BOOK ABOUT HIS ENVIRONMENT, BUT WHAT ABOUT A MUSICIAN? SOME, LIKE SINATRA SING MATERIAL FROM THEIR YOUTH, WHILE OTHERS CREATE ARTISTIC ABSTRACTIONS FOR ITS OWN SAKE. TODAY’S YOUNGER MUSICIANS SEEM TO WALK A TIGHTROPE BETWEEN THE JAZZ “TRADITION” AND THE MODERN SOUNDS OF POPULAR MUSIC. DRUMMER OTIS BROWN III GOES ONE STEP FURTHER. FOR HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT ALBUM, THE DRUMMER WHO MADE HIS NAME WITH JOE LOVANO’S “US FIVE” BAND INCORPORATED ALL OF THE INFLUENCES OF HIS LIFE, FROM FAMILY TO CHURCH TO THE MUSIC OF HIS YOUTH TO CREATE A WHOLISTIC AND SONIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY. THE FASCINATING ALBUM “THE THOUGHT OF YOU” IS GETTING GOOD FEEDBACK. WE HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH THE DRUMMER, JUST AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO TOUR WITH VOCALIST SOMI.
WHAT INITIALLY GOT YOU INTERESTED IN MUSIC?
It was my parents. Both my parents are musicians who both ended up in education. My mother was a piano teacher and they were both instructors who ended up as high school principals. There was a lot of music in my house when I was growing up.
YOU ALSO GREW UP IN THE CHURC
I think we have to thank Donald Byrd, the trumpet master, for encouraging the young Otis Brown III to pursue a career in playing music instead of music education. And sax ace Joe Lovano for taking him out on tour with his band.
Finally, here&#;s his debut album on Blue Note which, thank heaven, is not a drummer&#;s album but one of the best and cohesive albums of the year so far. The central theme here is the three-part title track composition by singer Bilal who delivers some eerie and intoxicating vocals here. Robert Glasper is on piano and you can find a lot of Glasperisms throughout: some hymn-like, repetitive, almost hypnotic chords, vamp-and jamlike tinkling, or deep, soulful voicings.
Also on hand are players who all worked together with Brown in the Jazz ensemble of New York&#;s New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, like high-energy Keyon Harrold, brilliant sax man John Ellis or one-of-a kind guitarist Nir Felder.
The main theme for Brown here is Family and Faith. And so, he called on vocalist Nikki Ross for his 8-minute plus Gospel medley of three songs which Ross delivers breathtakingly. On another vocal, Gretchen Parlato has done the un
Drummer Otis Brown III – an invaluable sideman with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, Oliver Lake, Somi, and others – has announced the release of his debut album The Thought of You, which will arrive August 26 via Revive/Blue Note, a new partnership between Revive Music and Blue Note Records.
Brown’s maiden voyage features an impressive roll call of artists including a core band consisting of pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Keyon Harrold, saxophonist John Ellis, and bassist Ben Williams, with organist Shedrick Mitchell and guitarist Nir Felder making special appearances. Singers Bilal, Gretchen Parlato, and Nikki Ross contribute standout performances that underscore the sentiments of the album’s co-producer, Derrick Hodge, who says, “Otis has become one of those drummers who once you hear him play, his experience becomes your experience in the moment.”
Everything on this record is a part of me,” says Brown of the track set which features originals from Brown and his bandmates as well as unexpected covers. The album embodies the essence of what Brown holds most dear: faith and family. These themes run thro
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