Bryan Parris
Male
Playa del Carmen
Mexico
Profile Information:
- What instrument do you play?
- Steel drums, percussion, keyboards
- Who influenced you to listen to jazz
- The musical journey led me to jazz.
- How did you find out about the WDCJN?
- Recommended by Alex Bally
- My Website
- http://www.bryanparris.com
- Official Facebook Profile
- http://www.facebook.com/sayman2000 http://www.facebook.com/BryanPar...
- Where are you located?
- Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
- Tell us about yourself
- Bryan Parris, has had a very diverse musical career, from playing in some of Trinidad's top steel bands,(Tokyo, Starlift, Phase 2), to his wonderfully satisfying experiences as a street performer, to becoming a professional musician, in every sense of the word.
A published composer and songwriter, his compositions have appeared on discs by Randi Paldi, Boogsie Sharpe, Araz Lawrence, even on the soundtrack of a Disney movie called "Rock & Roll Mom", as well as his own albums.
He's also performed and or recorded with the likes of - Eric Gale, Bob Dylan, Sun-Ra, Wall of Voodoo, Film composer James Horner, Janice Ian, Randy Tico, Delmar Brown, The Neville Brothers, Tootie Heath & Macau, Taj Mahal/Pheroan Aklaaf, Charles (Express Yuhself) Wright, June Millington, among others.
Some of his other multimedia and soundtrack credits include, The Fall Guy, Scene of the Crime, Captain Kangaroo, Downtown Dixeland Tigers in New Orleans, as well as providing original music for Master Communications’ “The Year in Board Sailing” series, for annual wind surfing tournaments, in Barbados andy Hawaii. He also provided original music for the soundtrack of a ten minute commercial for the Suzuki Samarai SUV, made especially for car dealers and rental agencies.
Also, under his belt are a few major music festivals around the world, including - New Orleans Jazz Festival, Peninsula Music Festival, The Beverly Hills Arts Festival, San Pedro International Jazz Festival, Riviera Maya Latin Jazz Festival, L.A. Street Scene, to name a few.
WASHINGTON DC JAZZ NETWORK
Hello Bryan,
So nice of you to join us here. It is truly a pleasure!
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Remember to follow your dreams. Your dreams are your destiny!
Looking forward to networking with you ....
We Love you madly!
Dec 22, 2011