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Brannen

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About Me

me? serious. seriously silly. i have a sweet tooth. i love being home. present. aloof. i like easy and simplicity. simplicity is not always easy.i have bands: HOT BUTTERED RHYTHM, BLAZE, BRANNEN TEMPLE GROUP (all jazz based music)i've worked with robben ford, chaka khan, janet jackson, leni stern, sheena easton, kevin paige, jody watley, charles toliver, stephen bruton, javier vercher, bob schneider, j. blackfoot, lisa tingle, christian mcbride, mc overlord, james cotton, eric johnson, marvin stamm, karl denson's tiny universe, me'shell ndegeocello, carrie rodriguez, mitch watkins, malford milligan, new orleans social club, golden arm trio and the austin symphony, alejandro escovedo, george braith, patrice rushen, adam levy and buttermilk jr., henry butler, charles gale, gavin degraw, big john patton, kevin mahogany, steve bailey, hamiett bluiett, david ryan harris, dr. john, con-funk-shun and many other great artist and talented musicians. plus i've been on faculty at the university of texas department of jazz studies as their "drum specialist" for over 5 years.

My Interests

music. drums. family. love.

I'd like to meet:

Bruce Lee, my uncle Wesley (died in the '40's at age 7 from athsma - no emergency hospital care for blacks), Brian from Houston.

Music:

JAZZ / charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, sonny rollins, miles davis, herbie hancock, weather report, mike stern, lionel hampton, thelonious monk, duke ellington, benny golson, tony williams, clifford brown, max roach, art blakey, ella fitzgerald and many others.FUNK / james brown, cameo, prince, slave, roger troutman and zapp, the time, parliment / funkadelic, mother's finest and many othersR&B / chaka khan, bernard "nard" wright, marvin gaye, stevie wonder, GQ (what up, herbie!!), barry white, patrice rushen, isley brothers, don blackman and many others.'70's-'80's ROCK / queen, the police, the clash, pat benitar, james taylor and many others.OTHERS / gil giberto and many others.

Movies:

let's do it again, woody allen flicks, all bruce lee flicks, quinten tarrentino flicks, saturday afternoon chinese kung fu flicks and many others.

Television:

cosby show, chef (british comedy), the jeffersons, what's happenin'?, martin lawrence show, the carol burnett show, david letterman (when drummer steve jordan was in the house band), the incredible hulk (with that sad-ass music at the end of the show), gomer pyle, bugs bunny and looney toones and others.

Heroes:

MY WIFE *SARAH RIESNER-TEMPLE* FOR DELIVERING MILES MAXWELL INTO OUR WORLD!!!!! MILES DAVIS, RICHARD PRYOR, BRUCE LEE, MUHAMMED ALI, JACKSON 5, JIM KELLY, LIONEL HAMPTON, MAX ROACH, TONY WILLIAMS, SLAVE, CAMEO, JAMES BROWN, ART BLAKEY.

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Name:Brannen TempleBirthdate:8-26-70Birthplace:austin, txCurrent Location:everywhere at once...traveling musicianEye Color:brownHair Color:black / brown - sometimes red, burgandy or otherHeight:6ftWei...
Posted by Brannen on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:47:00 PST