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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 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 Flying Dutchman and Strata-East, later moving on to major Arista. He has released a project here and there, finally returning to prominence once again on the Jazz Is Dead project, specifically "[m=2245633]" (2021), then going on to release his album "[m=2651705]" (2022)