Electric bassist Rich Brown started his professional career in his home of Toronto back in 1992. Since then, Brown has become well known for his lyricism and strong melodic sensibility on the electric bass. He has performed and recorded with JUNO Award winning artists such as Metalwood, Glenn Lewis, Carol Welsman, Molly Johnson, and Bruce Cockburn. Brown has also performed with international artists such as Trinidad’s Clive Zanda, Gambian kora master Yan Koba Saho, steel pannist Andy Narrell, former Ani DiFranco drummer Andy Stochansky and Steve Coleman & Five Elements. He was a feature artist in residence at the AKKU school of performance in Steyr, Austria and a featured clinician at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz. He has also appeared in the television series “Soul Food”, the made for TV movie “The Natalie Cole Story” starring Natalie Cole and the feature film “Glitter” starring Mariah Carey. Rich Brown has appeared on over 40 recordings ranging from Jazz to RnB to traditional South Asian, far East Asian, and Arabic music. He is currently at work on a new solo project called rinsethealgorithm.

Rich uses Aguilar amplification and plays Kenneth Lawrence basses . 

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One of the finest electric bass players you'll hear anywhere.
-David R. Adler - All About Jazz