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Brian Simpson is an American jazz musician, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work as a keyboardist and saxophonist with the R&B/funk band, The Rippingtons. He has also released several solo albums, including Above the Clouds, South Beach, and It's All Good.
Simpson was born in Gurnee, Illinois, and began playing the piano at the age of five. He attended the University of North Texas, where he studied jazz and classical music. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a session musician.
Simpson has released several solo albums, including Above the Clouds, South Beach, and It's All Good. He has also collaborated with a number of other artists, including Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber, and Kirk Whalum.
Simpson has won several awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for his work on the Rippingtons' Brave New World. He has also been nominated for several other awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his work on South Beach.
As of 2021, Brian Simpson's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
| Popular As |
Brian Alan Simpson |
| Occupation |
Musician, composer, producer |
| Age |
63 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
11 May, 1961 |
| Birthday |
11 May |
| Birthplace |
Gurnee, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Brian Simpson Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Brian Simpson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Brian Simpson worth at the age of 63 years old? Brian Simpson’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Brian Simpson's net worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Brian Simpson is a contemporary jazz pianist and composer. He has released 8 albums as a solo artist, his most recent, Something About You, released in 2018.
Simpson's latest album, Persuasion, was released in late 2016. He has toured with many varying artists in countries including Barbados, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States, and he later plans to tour in Indonesia, Mexico and Spain. In addition, he has spent almost a decade as the Musical Director of the "Dave Koz and Friends Cruise" and of "The Smooth Jazz Cruise", and has won the American Smooth Jazz Keyboardist of the Year award. Just What You Need finished at No. 5 on SmoothJazz.com's Year End 2013 Top 50 Albums, and Out of a Dream placed at No. 21 on the 2015 list.
Brian Simpson's fifth album, Just What You Need (released in 2013), presents a collection of smooth jazz pieces with lite rhythm & blues. The song of the same name achieved a high of No. 3 on Billboard's smooth jazz song list while Emerald City reached No. 9; the album itself placed at No. 6 on the jazz album list. Albright, Antoine, Butler, Koz and Elan Trotman are the spotlighted musicians, while Simpson composes, produces and performs the piano. Out of a Dream came almost 2 years later and stars Jonathan Fritzén, Norman Brown, Maysa and Najee, among others. On Billboard, When I Say Your Name and Sky Watcher peaked at No. 12 and No. 6 respectively on the top smooth jazz song list, and the album reached No. 8 on the top jazz albums.
Above the Clouds (released in 2007), Simpson's third album, features Michael Brecker, George Duke, Dave Koz, Chuck Loeb, Wayman Tisdale and Kirk Whalum as the primary artists in addition to Simpson. On Billboard, the album topped out at No. 21 on the top jazz albums, and on the top smooth jazz songs list, What Cha Gonna Do? topped at No. 9 and Juicy reached a high point of No. 21. 2010 saw the release of his next album, South Beach, his first album to crack the top 15 in the top jazz albums on Billboard, getting to No. 14. It is also his first album to be released under the Shanachie label. Headlining artists on his fourth album are George Duke on synth, Euge Groove on tenor sax and Peter White on guitar. Songs placing on the top smooth jazz list include both the album's namesake song at No. 11 and Lay It On Me at No. 28.
His debut album Closer Still, released in 1995, features smooth jazz tracks played on the piano, saxophone and guitar. Simpson did the composing, producing and engineering for the album as well as playing the keyboard. Simpson's second album, It's All Good, was released in 2005. It features guest artists including Dave Koz (tenor sax), Everette Harp (alto sax) and Allen Hinds (guitar). The album peaked at No. 37 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums. The song Saturday Cool from the album reached a high of No. 15 on Billboard's Top Smooth Jazz Songs.
