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Best Jazz
Austin
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This drummer extraordinaire founded some of our finest funk and jazz groups.
Good Company
Local Roots
Temple is an Austin native who got his chops in, among other places, the All-City Jazz Band scene while attending high school.
File Between
Jazz's Monk and George Clinton's funk.
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Although he has played behind Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Stephen Bruton, MC Overlord and tons of others, drummer Brannen Temple is most notable in Austin for his founding of Hot Buttered Rhythm and the Brannen Temple Group, as well as his latest project, Blaze.
In Hot Buttered Rhythm, Temple surrounded himself with such local talents as J.J. Johnson, Edwin Livingston and Yoggie. He is truly one of the most respected and sought after drummers in the business, with a resume that includes, on top of the aforementioned, recording, touring and/or performing with Sheena Easton, Jody Watley, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Charles Gayle, and Chris Duarte.
Notable Quotes
"I thought Austin was all cowboys and ****. They some bad mutha******s!!"—Lenny Kravitz boasts about Hot Buttered Rhythm at his Austin Music Hall performance.
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David Courtney
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