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George Brooks is an American saxophonist born in 1956 in New York, New York, United States. He is best known for his work with the jazz fusion group, Steps Ahead. He has also collaborated with a number of other jazz and fusion artists, including John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter.
Brooks began playing saxophone at the age of 12 and studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has released several solo albums, including "The George Brooks Project" (1995) and "The George Brooks Quartet" (1998).
Brooks has been married to his wife, singer/songwriter/producer, Gail Ann Dorsey, since 1997. He has two children, a son and a daughter.
As of 2021, George Brooks's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
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New York, New York, United States |
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United States |
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George Brooks Height, Weight & Measurements
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George Brooks Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is George Brooks worth at the age of 67 years old? George Brooks’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
George Brooks's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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In 2009 Brooks was commissioned by the SF MOMA to create an "artist's response" to the museum's new Rooftop Sculpture Garden for which he composed Alphorn for Hans C. Siegmann. Brooks received a 2012 Met Life Creative Connections grant to present a workshop on Jazz and the Spoken Word with McClure and a 2012 New Music USA, Composer Assistance Program award to attend the premiere of his work for solo harp, The Alchemy of Happiness at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek. In 2013 Brooks received USArtists touring grant to appear with his group Summit at jazz festivals in Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata and a 2014 San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music commission to compose and present Ghalib a new work for saxophone, sarode and tabla. With his wife Emily Klion, Brooks has composed the scores for the SF Youth Theatre's production of Gary Soto's In and Out of Shadows and Marsh Youth Theater's production of Siddhartha, the Bright Path.
Brooks has toured extensively with blues and R&B artists Etta James, Frankie Lee, Freddie Hughes, Otis Rush, Albert Collins, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Sonny Rhodes as well as pop innovators Ray Manzarek, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and jazz luminaries, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, Wadada Leo Smith, and Anthony Braxton. In 2008 Brooks was a featured soloist on John McLaughlin's Floating Point album, which was, nominated for a Grammy Award for best contemporary jazz album.
Brooks's work as a composer has been recognized with numerous awards and commissions. In 2004 he received an Arts International grant to develop compositions with Kathak choreographer Shama Bhate in Pune India and an Arts International Touring grant to perform at the Istanbul International Jazz Festival. Brooks received the 2007 American Composers Forum Global Harmony Prize to create the score for Mirrors of Mumbai, a contemporary Indian jazz opera (book by Sonal Acharya) performed by Opera Piccola in Berkeley, California. In 2008, the American Composers Forum and the California Jazz Conservatory commissioned Brooks to compose and perform Double Moiré, featuring the poetry of and performance by beat poet Michael McClure. His compositions have been performed by Yo-Yo Ma, The Liverpool Philharmonic and have appeared in films by Merchant/Ivory Productions.
Brooks was introduced to the world of Indian classical music by Kirana vocal guru, Pandit Pran Nath, whose music has influenced the works of Terry Riley and La Monte Young. Brooks is a long time associate of Terry Riley. He has performed with Riley in the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe as a duo, in trio settings with sitarist Krishna Bhatt and percussionist Talvin Singh, and as a founding member of Riley's Khayal Ensemble. Brooks appears as a soloist on Riley's June Buddhas with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and with the Kronos Quartet for Riley's 80th birthday celebrations.
George Brooks (born 1956) is an American saxophonist known for combining jazz and Indian classical music. He is the founder of the jazz fusion groups Summit, Aspada, Bombay Jazz, the Raga Bop Trio, and Elements.
