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Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Label: Self Produced
Management: Self
Website: www.brentblount.com
Sounds Like: Dexter Gordon Legacy, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Chris Potter, Ernie Watts
Genre: Jazz
Brent Blount is a member of the Metis Nation of the United States, and has been a part of the Oklahoma jazz and blues community since 1986. He plays sax, clarinet, guitar, and Native American flute. Consequently, Doug Hill of Pop Magazine describes the experience of hearing him play as "Falling into a slow grove, he found intonations that escalated from the icy depths into bright crisp sunshine. Staccato stutter-steps danced off into brass oblivion. Blount played entire long solos with eyes closed, opening at the conclusion as if waking from a sweet dream (2000)."
He began playing sax at Bianca's, a local jazz and blues club, when he was 16. He fell in love with the blues. At 19 he heard Ernie Watts on "The Fabulous Baker Boys" soundtrack in that club over the sound system. It was one of the most beautiful sounds he ever heard, besides the Native American flute. Ameritone records referred to him as an artist "who melds tradition and originality into his musical range from Bach to late John Coltrane (2004)."
1996: Composed, produced and recorded the acoustic jazz album, After All These Years.
2005: Composed, recorded and produced Breakfast at Jim's Album
2005: Jazz in June in Norman, Oklahoma; opening up before Cathy Cousins and Thelonious Monk Jr.
2008: Composed, recorded and produced his first Native American flute album, Black Kettle's Vision.
2009: Composed, recorded and produced a short jazz album entitled Freedom.
2009: Coyotes
2011: Composed, recorded and produced his jazz composition Jazz Machine at Studio Sessions Recording Studio in Buffalo, New York.
2011: Composed and released "She Don't Love Me Like She Used To" (country single)
2012: Composed, recorded and produced his jazz album Jazz Machine (2012).
2013: Forgiveness Through The 7 Directions (Meditational)
2015: Love, For Joe (jazz singles)
2017: Mahasani (My Other Skin), For Howard (Native American Flute)
2018: Composed and released "The Void" (mixed jazz and Native American)
2018: Give Me Some Blues (short album)
2019: Black Widow (metal single) and SBD Man Blues (blues single)
2020: Isolation Blues (album)
2020: Stone Boy's Vision (Native American flute album)
He began playing sax at Bianca's, a local jazz and blues club, when he was 16. He fell in love with the blues. At 19 he heard Ernie Watts on "The Fabulous Baker Boys" soundtrack in that club over the sound system. It was one of the most beautiful sounds he ever heard, besides the Native American flute. Ameritone records referred to him as an artist "who melds tradition and originality into his musical range from Bach to late John Coltrane (2004)."
1996: Composed, produced and recorded the acoustic jazz album, After All These Years.
2005: Composed, recorded and produced Breakfast at Jim's Album
2005: Jazz in June in Norman, Oklahoma; opening up before Cathy Cousins and Thelonious Monk Jr.
2008: Composed, recorded and produced his first Native American flute album, Black Kettle's Vision.
2009: Composed, recorded and produced a short jazz album entitled Freedom.
2009: Coyotes
2011: Composed, recorded and produced his jazz composition Jazz Machine at Studio Sessions Recording Studio in Buffalo, New York.
2011: Composed and released "She Don't Love Me Like She Used To" (country single)
2012: Composed, recorded and produced his jazz album Jazz Machine (2012).
2013: Forgiveness Through The 7 Directions (Meditational)
2015: Love, For Joe (jazz singles)
2017: Mahasani (My Other Skin), For Howard (Native American Flute)
2018: Composed and released "The Void" (mixed jazz and Native American)
2018: Give Me Some Blues (short album)
2019: Black Widow (metal single) and SBD Man Blues (blues single)
2020: Isolation Blues (album)
“Brent, your music is hauntingly beautiful, and I am very proud to have it a part of this book.”
Debra Shiveley Welch (Cedar Woman) - Email from best selling author Debra Shiveley Welch (Cedar Woman)
“Osiyo, I am so honored we have met. I hope we get to meet in person so day. You have a wonderful site and play some wonderful music. You are a gift to all who get to listen to your music and those who have not listen to you are missing out in this walk of Life. May those who have not heard your music find you soon in Life. Many blessings Wa-do' TerryLee
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TerryLee WHETSTONe www.terrywhetstone.com - My GuestBook @ www.brentblount.com
“Brent, That was beautiful. I'm stunned by a couple of notes where you slide up to the next note, from what I think is a half holed position. Very subtle, and very unusual. I didn't think anybody could do something with this instrument that I hadn't heard before. You just did. Thanks.
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Rich Halliburton - an email regarding Tree Nation
“Tune in Saturday and Sunday, June 3 & 4 (1-5 p.m. each day) for a special broadcast of Jazz In June 2005 festival highlights. Featured performers are..., Kathy Kosins,... The Brent Blount Band,... and T.S. Monk III.”
KGOU Newsletter for May 2006 - KGOU Newsletter for May 2006
“Few people travel through this life, and find their true artistic calling, ..at all. Fewer still, find and nurture that calling from youth. This artist is one of those few, and the expression of his art is oh so smooth.”
Rich Halliburton - Querencia Woodwinds (Testimonials/Links)
“(My song, "Ghosts of Wounded Knee" was played during this radio show)
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: (listen)
HBO Films presents the epic film adaptation of Dee Brown's seminal nonfiction book “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.””
Native American Calling - Native American Calling
“Julia GoodFox of the Pawnee Nation will speak...(about) decolonization. Ms. Alice WhiteCloud a Ponca/Cheyenne member...(will) speak about Indian Mascots. Dwain Camp (Ponca) is to speak on the American Indian Movement.
Musician Brent Blount will perform both on flute and saxophone.”
Brenda Norrell - Red Heart, Red Land, Red People at Oklahoma Capitol
“06/26/2005
ARTIST SONG ALBUM LABEL
1:00pm
Brent Blount MA Blues Breakfast At Jim's **”
Jim Johnson - Weekend Blues Play List
“Q: What are your musical roots?
A: They’re an odd mixture. I started playing saxophone at age 8, when I lived for four years in Wichita, and the first song I learned was "Mary Had a Little Lamb.” The director said I jazzed it up too much and needed to slow down.”
Chris Colberg - Local Band Q&A: Brent Blount Blues Band
"Traditional American Indian flute with modern influence, Jazz, & Blues"
His many musical talents include: Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Blues and Jazz Guitar, and Native American Flute
Tracy Lewis - Flip Side To Music
