Rich Brown has been an active member in Toronto’s culturally diverse music scene since 1992. He taught himself to play bass at the age of 17 by listening to artists such as Jaco Pastorius, Victor Bailey, Jimmy Haslip, and Alain Caron. Later, he expanded his vocabulary by drawing on influences outside the bass realm. In a recent interview Brown explains, “I wanted to sing like Stevie, play like Miles, and phrase like Scofield and do it all on this instrument.”
Rich is currently one of the most in demand musicians in Toronto. He has performed with jazz vocalist Carol Welsman, former Ani diFranco drummer Andy Stochansky, Glenn Lewis, and Andy Narrell to name a few. He has appeared in the television series “Soul Food” as well as on over 30 recordings ranging from Jazz and Latin to traditional Asian and Arabic music.
from myidmusic.org