Guitarist, Michael Everett Brown and
Bassist, Harold Walter Brown III, the two brothers from the south side
of Chicago are the founders and driving force behind the jazz/funk group
Everett B. Walters. Along with Stan Small on Keyboards/Lead VocalsEd Morales Percussion Lay down some funky, smooth and
danceable rhythms make for an outstanding live show and those same fresh
grooves are carried throughout their album, Always High Reaching which
features Keyboardist, Brian Simpson on the title track. Always High Reaching is a stellar recording with a host of talented
musicians including Shawn Rivera (Az-yet), Alexx Daye, Mike
White-drums, Alex Alessondroni-keyboards, Alex Al- bass, Simone
Sello-Guitar and Leo Crowe-Guitar. The track “And The Story Goes” was a
popular European single on JAZZ FM double CD compilation, The Very Best
of Smooth Jazz. After hearing this track on the compilation CD,
Rendezvous recording artist, Brian Simpson decided to cover it on his
hit Smooth Jazz album, It’s All Good.From the beginning:Growing up in Chicago, the Brown
brothers started their career in the Chicago Vocational Music Program
but it was a neighborhood friend, Tom Washington (Tom-Tom 84), who
recorded and arranged with super-group Earth, Wind and Fire that
influenced them most. Tom would come by their practices and invited them
to record with him and introduced them to writing &
pre-production. After high school they performed
regularly around the Chicago area at community events, private events
and clubs including the infamous Cotton Club, The Click and also opened
for the late Bernie Mac in the early 90’s. Looking to expand their
performance opportunities, Michael and Harold left Chicago and headed
for Las Vegas and began playing regularly at Caesar’s Casino, the MGM
Casino, Chez’s and The Hop. EVERETT B WALTERS
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