Canadian bassist ∙ composer ∙ producer ∙ educator ∙ radio broadcaster

Toronto-born electric bassist Rich Brown has established himself as an incredibly versatile artist. Along with being one of Canada's most called-upon electric bass players, Rich is additionally a composer, producer, bandleader, educator and clinician, broadcaster, and voiceover artist. He has recorded three albums as a leader, including his critically acclaimed album of solo bass compositions entitled "Between Heaviness & Here." Rich appears on a plethora of recordings ranging from Jazz to traditional Arabic and Asian music. He has performed with a wide variety of artists, including Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Steve Coleman, Dapp Theory, Angelique Kidjo, Zapp Mama, Kurt Elling, Hermeto Pascoal, David Clayton Thomas (Blood, Sweat, & Tears), and James Blood Ulmer, among many others. Rich leads two groups—rinsethealgorithm and The Abeng —and was nominated for a Juno Award in 2016 for his album, "Abeng." As an educator, Rich Brown is well-known for his work as a faculty member with the online bass education website Scott's Bass Lessons, and he currently runs his own very popular Youtube channel, The Brown'stone. He was an associate professor at Humber College and The University of Toronto and a regular contributor to Bass Player Magazine and the online publication No Treble. You can hear Rich every Tuesday at 10 pm (EST) as the host of "New Origins" on JazzFM91 (CJRT) in Toronto.