• Genre: Rhythm & Blues
• Active: '70s
• Instruments: Vocals, Keyboards, Piano

Biography

Producer, composer, and musician Brian Jackson collaborated with Gil Scott-Heron on several influential and popular '70s releases. The two met at Lincoln University, and later teamed on such songs as "The Bottle," "H20 Gate Blues," and "Johannesburg," which was their most successful commercial single. Jackson later did keyboard sessions with Earth, Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder, and produced dates for Will Downing, Gwen Guthrie, High C, Sefus, and Aja. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Secrets, Its Your World

Similar Artists:

Graham Central Station, Tower of Power, New Birth

Influences:

Gil Scott-Heron, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Cecil Taylor, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Kelly, Ahmad Jamal, Andrew Hill, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Andy Bey, Taj Mahal

Worked With:

Larry Vigon, Barnett Williams, Charles Saunders, Stephen Marcussen, Bilal Sunni Ali

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