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3 Videos from St. Louis Earth Day Fest w/ Organic Proof and Eric Gould
This was a heavy rock/house/techno influenced night. Keytar heavy for… »
Video – Smoov Confusion, John Brewer and Brandon Draper video
This was one of those late night gigs at Jardines last year. … »
Video – Piano/Rhodes intro on Kenny Garrett’s Intro to Africa with Diverse
a great night w/ special guests Jaleel Shaw and Bobby… »
Bobby Watson Quote
John brings a profound sensitivity and an appreciation for the art of accompaniment and color that is all too rare these days in… »
Dj Joc Max and John Brewer last night
We had a blast! It was the Kansas City Ultimate Frisebee tournament so there were about 200 people in town from all over the midwest. I can’t remember the last dance party I’ve played in KC (actually it was the KC Ultimate Frisbee party from two years ago at the Dark Horse. Thomas… »
Video – Diverse with Bobby Watson and Jaleel Shaw
This was a wonderful gig. Bobby is one of Jaleel’s teachers and inspirations and it was very evident that week. They had such a good vibe together and it was great to be apart of an ensemble with them however brief. Check out the band playing Bobby’s tune Lemoncello.
Diverse w/ Bobby Watson… »
Bela Fleck and his acoustic Africa project
If you haven’t seen or heard, check out the album or the dvd documentary. Throw down your heart is the name of the movie. The show and movie (I got to see it at our local independent movie theatre) were life changing. I love Africa and this exemplifies the musical/life… »
New Studio!
This is our new studio in downtown Kansas City. I am so thankful to Quixotic (check em out Quixoticfusion.com)
I’ve spent the past two years building the home studio which was great and yeilded a few albums and some nice single tracks but recently, I needed to get out of the house to seperate work from… »
Ryan Lee soloing on Jaleel Shaw’s Optimism with Diverse and Jaleel
Ryan’s one of my favorite drummers to play with. a solid groove but still takes ton’s of chances. hopefully you’ll rock back and forth on this one.
Diverse w/ Jaleel Shaw playing Optimism featuring Ryan Lee from John Brewer on… »
Brandon Draper and I with the Kansas State Percussion Ensemble in Manhattan, KS
Draper wrote all this music, arranged it, then used Daniel Parks and I to beef it up with projections and… »