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Rich Brown has been an active member of Toronto's culturally diverse music scene since 1992. He taught himself to play bass at the age of 17 by listening to artists such as Jaco Pastorius, Victor Bailey, Jimmy Haslip, and Alain Caron. Since then, he has continuously expanded his vocabulary by drawing upon influences outside the bass realm.
Rich leads his own band, rinsethealgorithm, and released a debut CD called “Locutions” in 2008. He is also currently a member of the two-time JUNO nominated group autorickshaw, which fuses classical Indian music with jazz and other styles.
Rich has appeared on over 40 recordings ranging from jazz to funk to latin to traditional Asian and Arabic music. He has performed and recorded with some of the finest musicians in the world including jazz vocalist Carol Welsman, Jane Siberry, Glenn Lewis, Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman & 5 Elements, James "Blood" Ulmer, Vernon Reid, Andy Narrell and Bruce Cockburn, to name a few.
He appeared in the feature film "Glitter" starring Mariah Carey, and the made-for-TV movie "The Natalie Cole Story" starring Natalie Cole, as well as the television series "Soul Food". He’s been twice nominated for the “Electric Group of the Year” Canada National Jazz Award.
“What amazes me the most about Markbass is their dedication to allowing bassists to achieve their own personal sound,” says Rich. “My F1 through the New York 604s is the best rig I've ever played.”
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