Brandon Ross

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Brandon K. Ross is an American jazz guitarist. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Career[]

Ross did clerical work for Leroy Jenkins before playing with Archie Shepp and Marion Brown in the second half of the 1970s.[1]

He has performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Gene Lake, Marcus Rojas, John Lurie, Henry Threadgill, Don Byron,[2] and Cassandra Wilson.[3]

In 1998, Ross, bassist Melvin Gibbs, and drummer J.T. Lewis formed the trio Harriet Tubman, which continues to perform concerts and record, as of 2020.[4][5][6][7]

Discography[]

As leader[]

  • Costume (Intoxicate, 2004)
  • Puppet (Intoxicate, 2006)
  • For Living Lovers (Sunnyside, 2014)

As sideman[]

With Kip Hanrahan

  • A Thousand Nights and a Night (1-Red Night) (American Clave, 1996)
  • A Thousand Nights and a Night (Shadow Night 1) (Justin Time, 1998)
  • Crescent Moon Waning (Yellowbird, 2018)

With Oliver Lake

  • Plug It (Gramavision, 1983)
  • Dancevision (Blue Heron, 1986)
  • Impala (Gramavision, 1987)

With Meshell Ndegeocello

  • The Spirt Music Jamia (Universal, 2005)
  • The Article 3 (Bismallah, 2006)
  • The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (Bismallah, 2007)

With Wadada Leo Smith

  • Spiritual Dimensions (Cuneiform, 2009)
  • Heart's Reflections (Cuneiform, 2011)
  • Najwa (TUM, 2017)

With Henry Threadgill

  • Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (Black Saint, 1991)
  • Too Much Sugar for a Dime (Axiom, 1993)
  • Song Out of My Trees (Black Saint, 1994)
  • Carry the Day (Columbia, 1995)
  • Making a Move (Columbia, 1995)
  • Where's Your Cup? (Columbia, 1997)
  • Everybody's Mouth's a Book (Pi, 2001)

With Cassandra Wilson

  • Blue Light Till Dawn (Blue Note, 1993)
  • New Moon Daughter (Blue Note, 1995)
  • Glamoured (Blue Note, 2003)
  • Closer to You (Blue Note, 2009)
  • Silver Pony (Blue Note, 2010)

With others

  • Pheeroan akLaff, Fits Like a Glove (Gramavision, 1983)
  • Arrested Development, Unplugged (Chrysalis, 1993)
  • Marion Brown, La Placita (Timeless Muse, 1979)
  • Marion Brown, Five Improvisations (B.Free, 2014)
  • Don Byron, Plays the Music of Mickey Katz (Elektra Nonesuch, 1993)
  • Don Byron, Love, Peace, and Soul (Savoy, 2012)
  • Alana Davis, Blame It on Me (Elektra, 1997)
  • DJ Logic, Project Logic (Ropeadope, 1999)
  • Fred Hopkins, Prophecy (About Time, 1990)
  • Graham Haynes, Transition (Antilles, 1995)
  • Graham Haynes, BPM (Knitting Factory, 2000)
  • Leroy Jenkins, Leroy Jenkins Live (Black Saint, 1993)
  • Leroy Jenkins, Urban Blues (Black Saint, 1984)
  • Bill Laswell, Jazzonia (Douglas Music, 1998)
  • Bill Laswell, Moody's Mood for Love (Douglas, 1998)
  • Myra Melford, The Image of Your Body (Cryptogramophone, 2006)
  • Myra Melford, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12, 2010)
  • Ron Miles, Laughing Barrel (Sterling Circle, 2003)
  • Butch Morris, Current Trends in Racism in Modern America (Sound Aspects, 1985)
  • Ivo Perelman, Children of Ibeji (Enja, 1992)
  • Julian Schnabel, Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud (Island, 1995)
  • Archie Shepp, There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Arista/Freedom, 1975)
  • Archie Shepp, Attica Blues Big Band Live at the Palais Des Glaces (Blue Marge, 1979)

References[]

  1. ^ Gary W. Kennedy, "Brandon Ross". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
  2. ^ "Protected Blog › Log in". roulettenyc.wordpress.com.
  3. ^ http://acousticguitarvideos.com/1254/brandon-ross-performs-with-cassandra-wilson/
  4. ^ "harriet tubman: the band". ReverbNation. 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  5. ^ Freitas, Filipe (November 19, 2018). "Harriet Tubman: The Terror End of Beauty". jazztrail. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  6. ^ "Harriet Tubman". bandsintown. November 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  7. ^ "Constellation: Harriet Tubman, Sat, March 20, 2020, 8:30 PM". Constellation. 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-10.

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