Justin Brown
Drums

Justin Brown

(1983–)

Justin Brown (b. 1983) — Drums. Led Nyeusi. Worked with Ambrose Akinmusire, Harish Raghavan, Sam Harris.

A drummer of extraordinary range, he has powered the ensembles of Ambrose Akinmusire and Tigran Hamasyan with playing that bridges jazz tradition and contemporary innovation.

Justin Brown's albums

A Rift in Decorum
A Rift in Decorum
Ambrose Akinmusire · 2017
The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint
The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint
Ambrose Akinmusire · 2014

Across A Rift in DecorumA Rift in DecorumA Rift in DecorumAmbrose Akinmusire · 2017 (2014) and The Imagined Savior (2014), Ambrose AkinmusireAmbrose AkinmusireAmbrose Akinmusireアンブローズ・アキンムシーレ maintained a consistent band. Justin BrownJustin BrownJustin Brownジャスティン・ブラウン's drums and Sam HarrisSam HarrisSam Harrisサム・ハリス's piano are not accompaniment but co-authorship — inseparable from Akinmusire's sound.

Justin Brown's albums

StandArt's guest list included Mark TurnerMark TurnerMark Turnerマーク・ターナー, Joshua RedmanJoshua RedmanJoshua Redmanジョシュア・レッドマン, and Ambrose AkinmusireAmbrose AkinmusireAmbrose Akinmusireアンブローズ・アキンムシーレ. According to JAZZIZ, Tigran HamasyanTigran HamasyanTigran Hamasyanティグラン・ハマシアン rewrote the modulation keys to fit each guest's range, while keeping the rhythmic engine of Matt Brewer and Justin BrownJustin BrownJustin Brownジャスティン・ブラウン unchanged.

— Tigran Hamasyan: StandArt and the Living Tradition, JAZZIZ, 2022