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Brian Jackson

American soul/jazz keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer, producer, and artist. Born: 11 October 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Jackson is well known for his collaborations in the 1970s with artist [a=Gil Scott-Heron], with his Fender Rhodes electric piano and flute accompaniments prominently featuring in many of their compositions – most notably on tracks "The Bottle" and "Your Daddy Loves You", from their first official album collaboration "[m=7849]" (1974). Between 1971 and 1980, they collaborated on some nine albums, initially on pioneering labels [l=Flying Dutchman] and [l=Strata-East], later moving on to major [l=Arista]. He has released a project here and there, finally returning to prominence once again on the [l=Jazz Is Dead] project, specifically "[m=2245633]" (2021), then going on to release his album "[m=2651705]" (2022)