Half of the power duo Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Brian wrote, arranged and produced over 10 albums over an eight-year period. Time and time again that music has found its way onto hundreds of cuts from tracks like Common’s “The People” (from “We Almost Lost Detroit”) to Kendrick Lamar’s “Poe Mans Dreams” (from “Peace Go With You, Brother”) to Tupac’s “Ready for Whatever” (from “1980”) and many more.

Over fifty years later, Brian is still building with artists as diverse from Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad to Milton Nascimento. After having co-produced his 2022 BBE album release, This Is Brian Jackson with Phenomenal Handclap Band producer Daniel Collás, Brian’s next BBE project, Now More ThanEver, promises to be legendary, produced by the iconic Masters at Work (Louie Vega and Kenny Dope),featuring inspiring performances from the Black Thought, Lisa Fischer, Moodymann, Rahsaan Patterson, J. Ivy., Josh Milan and Raheem DeVaughn. It is scheduled for release in the fall of 2025.

Brian looks to both the present and the past for inspiration in order to honor to the ancient tradition of the griot – the African troubadour of truth.

“This music isn’t really mine,” Brian asserts. “I learned it from those who came before me. It’s my job to pass on what I’ve learned. That’s the Tradition.”