Norman Brown (guitarist)

For the scholar, see Norman O. Brown.

Norman Brown
Birth name	Norman Brown
Born	December 18, 1970 (1970-12-18) (age 40)
Origin	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genres	Smooth Jazz, jazz fusion
Occupations	Guitarist Vocalist
Instruments	Guitar Vocals
Labels	Mo Jazz 1992 - 1998 Warner Bros. Records 1998 - 2004 Peak Records 2006 - present
Associated acts	Russ Freeman BWB (band)
Website	official site

Norman Brown (born December 18, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a smooth jazz guitarist & singer, often compared to his contemporary George Benson.^[1]

Overview

Norman Brown released debut album "Just Between Us" from Motown Records' Jazz label, Mo Jazz in 1992. Collaborators included the chorus group Boyz II Men, the singer Stevie Wonder and also noted engineer and writer Kenneth H. Williams. A portion of the album was produced by Norman Connors, a jazz drummer and producer which discovered Brown. Brown released the album "After the Storm" in 1994, which gained critical success; he followed this with the 1996 release "Better Days Ahead" which earned him a broader audience. Brown transferred Warner Bros. Records. In 2000, he released Celebration, which was produced by Paul Brown.

In 2002, he formed BWB with saxophonist Kirk Whalum and trumpeter Rick Braun, and released Groovin'.

In 2003, he and his producer Paul Brown won Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for 2002's Just Chillin'. This was followed by the 2004 release West Coast Coolin' .

During the summer of 2007, Brown had a No. 1 smooth jazz radio hit, "Let's Take A Ride," taken from the album Stay With Me, according to Radio and Records magazine.

In 2008, the Verve Music Group re-released ' "Just Between Us" ' as part of the "Verve Originals" Series.

His music can be heard during The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s" segments and his song "Lydian" is included in their 2008 compilation release, The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II.

He is currently an artist on Russ Freeman's label Peak Records.

In June 2010, Brown released a new album, "Sending My Love".

Personal life

Norman Brown is father of 6 and has four grandchildren.

Discography

Norman Brown

titles	year	label
Just Between Us	1992	Motown
After The Storm	1994	Motown
Better Days Ahead	1996	Motown
Celebration	1999	Warner Bro.
Just Chillin'	2002	Warner Bro.
West Coast Coolin'	2004	Warner Bro.
Stay With Me	2007	Peak
Sending My Love	2010	Heads Up

BWB

(Brown-Whalum-Braun)

titles	year	label
"Groovin'"	2002	Warner Bros.

See also

• BWB
• List of smooth jazz performers

References

1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Norman Brown". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p10228/biography. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 

External links

• Norman Brown | The Official Website
• Norman Brown Jazz Guitar Video

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