Keith L. Brown (musician)

Keith L. Brown (born August 13, 1983) is an American jazz pianist, educator, and composer. He is the regular pianist for Grammy nominated saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and has released three albums on Space Time Records.

Early life and Education
Brown was born in Memphis Tennessee and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee where he developed a deep passion for music from a young age.

Keith's father, Donald Brown, is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator, and producer. Keith's mother Dorothy is also a pianist and plays various woodwind instruments.

Musical career
Brown attended Pellissippi State and The University of Tennessee where he earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music, after which he moved to New York City. There he began touring and performing with artists such as Jazzmeia Horn, Charles Tolliver, Camille Thurman & the Darrell Green Quartet, Stefon Harris, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Dezron Douglas, Sherman Irby, Bill Saxton, Steve Turre, Endea Owens, Melanie Charles, Russell Gunn, Joe Farnsworth, John Clayton, George Coleman, and most recently Kenny Garrett.

In May 2021, Keith released his third album as a leader with Space Time Records under the name "Keith Brown Trio" called African Ripples. Brown says African Ripples was "composed and collected to convey his personal experiences through black music and how it has rippled out in so many different directions." The album received 4 stars from DownBeat Magazine.

As leader/co-leader

 * Sweet & Lovely (Space Time Records, 2011)
 * The Journey (Space Time Records, 2015)
 * African Ripples (Space Time Records, 2021)

Soundtracks

 * Canal Street (Space Time Records, 2020) Featured F.R.C. from Keith Brown's album The Journey