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Brandon Coleman

Known primarily as a multifaceted keyboardist who has performed and recorded with dozens of artists, Brandon has also released Self Taught (2015) and Resistance (2018), cheerful albums that have enabled the jazz-rooted artist to indulge in his love for electronic funk. The Los Angeles native started playing piano in his teens, inspired and guided by brother Marcus Coleman, and after high school continued his studies locally at the Colburn School. He became a prominent touring and session player during the early 2000s.

Since establishing long-term associations with Kamasi Washington, Ryan Porter, and other notable L.A. musicians, he has branched out with the likes of Babyface, Alicia Keys, and Anthony Hamilton, and has become what is possibly the lone link between smooth jazz stalwart Boney James and polyglot experimentalist Flying Lotus. Coleman debuted as a leader in 2011 with Self Taught (reissued in 2015 on Beat Japan), and seven years later followed up with Resistance on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. Heavily inspired by late-'70s and early-'80s advancements made by the likes of Herbie Hancock, George Duke, and Zapp, the albums showcased Coleman's mastery and manipulation of numerous electric keyboards and synthesizers, as well as his songwriting, arranging, production, and vocoder-enhanced vocal skills.

by Andy Kellman @ allmusic.com

Love Part 1 Kindred Spirits KS 028CD recorded November 2001 in Echo Park, CA and Los Angeles, CA/USA	Brendan Willard, alto sax Yaakov Levy, tenor sax, flute Alfredo Rivera, tenor sax Tracy Wannomae, tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute Phil Ranelin, trombone Tara Speiser, bassoon Chris Lea, flute Amy Sanchez, French horn Damon Aaron, guitar, vocals Andres Renteria, guitar, drums, percussion Paul Livingstone, sitar Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer piano, violin, viola Brandon Coleman, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Jim Lang, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, vocals John Rangel, piano Dwight Trible, Wurlitzer piano, vocals Michael White, violin Peter Jacobson, cello Rebekah Raff, harp Nick Rosen, bass Trevor Ware, bass, vocals Tony Austin, drums Kharon Harrison, drums Leon Mobley, djembe Carlos Niño, percussion, vocals Derf Reklaw-Raheem, congas Asenath Alexander, vocals Kafara Alexander, vocals Kali Alexander, vocals Khafre Alexander, vocals Khunum Alexander, vocals Diana Booker, vocals Sheila Govindarajan, vocals Tracey Hart, vocals Gaby Hernandez, vocals Waberi Jordan, vocals Nora Lang, vocals Carmen Lundy, vocals Felicia Maxwell, vocals Mark Maxwell, vocals Miles Maxwell, vocals Azul Niño, vocals Dexter Story, vocals Mia Doi Todd, vocals Kamau Daaood, recitation
Back To Love RCA 88697-99138 -2	Anthony Hamilton, vocals Donald Hayes, tenor sax, baritone sax Randy Ellis, horn Chris Gray, horn Ryan Porter, horn Vincent Henry, sax, clarinet, flute, guitar Justin Kirk, trombone Bruce Purse, trumpet, flugelhorn Bijon Watson, trumpet Bobby Ross Avila, sitar, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, bass Randy Bowland, guitar Kenneth Edmonds, guitar, bass Iz Drums, guitar, percussion Eli Menezes, guitar Jairus Mozee, guitar Kelvin Wooten, guitar, piano John Adams, piano Oliver "Akos" Castelli, synthesizer Brandon Coleman, organ James Poyser, organ Phillip Kevin Wyatt, harmonica Frederic Yonnet, harmonica Nicole Garcia, violin Orisha Pelzer, violin Edith Yokley, violin Nancy P, viola Jocelyn Butler, cello Kaveh Rastegar, bass Salaam Remi, bass Bryan Russell, bass Troy Auxilly-Wilson, drums Dan Kramer, drums Richie Pena, drums Keri Hilson, vocals
Satellite Love Dox Records Dox193	Giovanca Ostiana, vocals Julien Lourou, soprano sax, tenor sax Catalin Milea, soprano sax, alto sax, flute Bart Suer, baritone sax David Rockefeller, trombone, trumpet Randell Heye, trumpet Ronald Snijders, flute Nelson & Djosa, guitar, percussion Rory Ronde, guitar Timothy Banchet, piano Peter Bergman, piano Alex Bonfanti, synthesizer, bass Brandon Coleman, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocoder Frits Landesbergen, vibes Lavinia Meijer, harp Natahn Allen, drums Pernell Saturnino, percussion Steve Hartley, vocals
Self Taught Beat Records BRC-492	Brandon Coleman, organ, synthsizer, clavinet, bass, guitar Eddie Minnifield, alto sax Kamasi Washington, tenor sax Isaac Smith, trombone Ryan Porter, trombone Christopher Gray, trumpet John Daversa, trumpet Winston Byrd, trumpet Samir Moulay Elmehdaoui, guitar Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, violin, viola Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner, bass Gene Coye, drums Keenan Ephiram, drums Oscar Seaton, drums Robert Miller, drums James Allen, percussion
Psycho Bass no label	Byron Miller, keyboards, bass, vocals Trevor Lawrence jr., alto sax, drums, percussion Terrace Martin, alto sax Kamasi Washington, tenor sax Darrell Crooks, guitar Gregory Moore, guitar David T. Walker, guitar Brandon Coleman, organ, Fender Rhodes Phil Davis, organ George Duke, Fender Rhodes piano David Goldblatt, synthesizer, percussion Herman Jackson, piano, synthesizer Robert "Sput" Searight, keyboards Gordon Campbell, drums Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, drums Rick Jordan, drums Sheila E., percussion Kimberly Brewer, vocals Ellis Hall, vocals Tim Owens, vocals Darryl Phinnessee, vocals Valerie Pinkston, vocals
Resistance Brainfeeder BFCD069	Brandon Coleman, keyboards, synthesizer, piano Christopher Gray, horn Ryan Porter, horn Kamasi Washington, horn Samir "Semmi" Moulay Elmehdaoui, guitar Billy Odum, guitar Michael Ripoll, guitar Jeremy Jeffers, keyboards Arrietta Woods, harp Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, violin, viola Yvette Holzwarth, violin Darrell Freeman, bass Miles Mosley, bass Corey Mason, drums Richie Pena, drums Robert Miller, drums Oscar Seaton, drums James Allen, percussion Allakoi Peete, percussion N'Dambi, vocals Patrice Quinn, vocals

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