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Guillermo E. Brown

He has Panamanian Caribbean influences from his father and African-American southern influences from his mother. He was nurtured “in music and rhythm,” and received his earliest drum lessons from his grandfather at age four.

As a musician (drums, electronics, voice), multidisciplinary performer (text, video, theatre) and producer, Brown is featured on over 25 recordings, performing or recording with David S. Ware, William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Dave Burrell, Anti-Pop Consortium, Anthony Braxton, DJ Spooky, Vernon Reid/DJ Logic's Yohimbe Brothers, Mike Ladd, George Lewis, and Vijay Iyer, among others. His albums include “Soul at the Hands of the Machine,” “The Beat Kids' Open Rhythm System,” “Black Dreams 1.0,” and “Handeheld.”

A graduate of Wesleyan University (BA) and Bard College (MFA), he is an adjunct professor at NYU's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music and Gallatin School of Independent Study.

Most recently he appears as the drummer in the house band (called Melissa) of The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS, with band leader Reggie Watts. He has been featured on over 45 recordings.

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Interview

Guillermo E. Brown: Freedom of Music

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From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in April 2002. When it comes to music, Guillermo E. Brown is something of an omnivore. Whether it be calypso, out jazz, hip hop, or electronica, Brown is all ears. That makes the 25 year-old New Yorker something of an exception to the rule among the City's free jazz set. And, for what it's worth, it has defined his place in the music. But ...

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Album Review

Guillermo E. Brown: Soul At The Hands Of The Machine

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In every sense a collage, Guillermo E. Brown's debut as a leader spans an insane variety of genres and manages to stitch them together into a seamless whole. At the root, of course, is the beat. Brown's drumming rolls through funk, jazz, hip-hop, and Latin rhythms with ease, and the addition of electronic beats and textures thickens up the soup. Layer upon layer of sounds pile on top: voices, percussion, saxophones, bass, and piano. Soul builds upon the opportunities made ...

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Guillermo E. Brown's "Shuffle Mode" Blurs and Bends Musical Boundaries

Guillermo E. Brown's "Shuffle Mode" Blurs and Bends Musical Boundaries

Source: All About Jazz

Known for his association with jazz musicians - David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, Dave Burrell, ViJay Ayer, among others, multi-dimensional artist Guillermo E. Brown draws upon influences from free jazz to Miami Bass in a new work, “Shuffle Mode," premiering April 18-19 as part of The Apollo Theater's Salon Series. “Shuffle Mode" is pure Guillermo E. Brown, a masterful performing artist who is called a “musical omnivore." Brown draws from free jazz, electronica, Afro-Latin, Hip-Hop, Spoken Word and other performance/musical ...

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RMCS to Present Curtis Hasselbring and Guillermo E. Brown at the Jalopy Theater June 30th

RMCS to Present Curtis Hasselbring and Guillermo E. Brown at the Jalopy Theater June 30th

Source: Improvised Communications

On Saturday, June 30th, the Reddy Music Concert Series at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater will present a night of electronically oriented improvised music featuring performances by Curtis Hasselbring's Curha-chestra and Guillermo E. Brown's Cut Up Quintet. Curated by saxophonist/composer Rob Reddy, this ongoing monthly series is an extension of his Brooklyn-based record label, Reddy Music. The music starts at 9:00 p.m. and admission is $15.

In a career that spans the last two decades, trombonist, guitarist and composer Curtis Hasselbring has ...

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Rob Reddy/Guillermo E. Brown @ Cafe 111, Brooklyn, 2/13/04

Rob Reddy/Guillermo E. Brown @ Cafe 111, Brooklyn, 2/13/04

Source: All About Jazz

Friday The 13th, 2004 @ 8:00 PM ***GUILLERMO E. BROWN'S CUT-UP QUINTET*** GUILLERMO E. BROWN--Drums, Electronics KEITH WHITTY--Acoustic Bass SHOKO NAGAI--Electric Piano MATT LAVELLE--Trumpet, Bass Clarinet And A Mystery Guest @ 9:30 PM ***ROB REDDY'S GIFT HORSE*** ROB REDDY--Saxophones CHARLIE BURNHAM--Violin, Mandolin VINCENT CHANCEY--French Horn JON MARGULIES--Guitars DOM RICHARDS--Acoustic Bass MAURO REFOSCO--Percussion CAFE 111 111 Court St Brooklyn NY 11201 718.858.2806 Between State and Schemerhorn, one block north ...

Primary Instrument

Drum programming

Location

New York City

Willing to teach

Advanced only

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

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Self Produced
2013

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Soul At The Hands Of...

Thirsty Ear Recordings
2002

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