eZra Brown

Gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, soul, hip-hop — language of the human experience. Ezra Brown’s music speaks this language. His horn serves as his translator, becoming a voice that speaks in tongues transcending any language barrier. Ezra’s sound — a culmination of southern comfort and urban grit, gives birth to a style that is new, yet familiar. This sound speaks from the soul. A sound Ezra calls Soul Muzik. When he picks up his horn, sound is transformed into a language that enters the soul producing an experience that is pure music. An experience that goes beyond sound becoming something that is felt. Music that translates the human experience for all to understand.

Ezra Brown uses his musical style to transform a mere story to a lyrical moment. This style makes him a much sought after force among his contemporaries. As saxophonist, keyboardist, music director, and arranger, he has collaborated with a broad spectrum of industry greats. He has worked with an impressive list of Grammy Award winning artists such as Cassandra Wilson, John Forte, Charlie Daniels, BB King, and Bobby “Blue” Bland. His works also includes Grammy nominated artists — Jennifer Hudson, Les Nubians, Calvin Richardson, Gordon Chambers, and Latin artist CuCu Diamantes. Ezra and his horn have also graced the world stage at several international music festival including: the 2013 KL International Jazz Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; JazzAscona Festival in Switzerland; Black World Arts Festival in Dakar, Senegal; Trans Musicales de Rennes Music Festival in Rennes, France; North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, NL ; 2013 South Carolina Jazz Festival; Solidays in Paris, France; and many more.

Constantly fine-tuning his artistic expression, Ezra is currently involved in several projects. While he is touring the world, he makes time to do many global workshops/masterclass with kids and students about the music he plays, SoulMuzik (a mix of R&B, Jazz, Blues, andGospel). He also serves as a member of Andy Allo’s band (Prince’s protege), Blitz the Ambassador, and as a band member for Cheryl Pepsii Riley at The Village Underground in New York City, the top R&B open mic night in the country. You can hear Ezra on: MTVu’s Live Sessions with John Forte on Blitz the Ambassador’s “Breathe;” ESPN World Cup 2010 playlist Blitz the Ambassador’s “Something To Believe In”; and Clothing Label LRG Presents The Kid Daytona “Lifted” with hip-hop artist Styles P.

Ezra and his horn have something to say. The vehicle in which he chooses to convey this message is in the form of his Debut album “The Journey,” which was released July 2013. He is currently touring promoting the album with scheduled performances at Nicaragua International Jazz Festival 2014 & KL International Jazz Festival (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).