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Guitarist, Michael Everett Brown and Bassist, Harold Walter Brown III, the two brothers from the south side of Chicago are the founders and driving force behind the jazz/funk group Everett B. Walters. Their funky, smooth and danceable rhythms ...    Full Descriptionmake for an outstanding live show and those same fresh grooves are carried throughout their album, Always High Reaching which features Keyboardist, Brian Simpson on the title track. 

Always High Reaching is a stellar recording with a host of talented musicians including Shawn Rivera (Az-yet), Alexx Daye, Mike White-drums, Alex Alessondroni-keyboards, Alex Al- bass, Simone Sello-Guitar and Leo Crowe-Guitar. The track "And The Story Goes" was a popular European single on JAZZ FM double CD compilation, The Very Best of Smooth Jazz. After hearing this track on the compilation CD, Rendezvous recording artist, Brian Simpson decided to cover it on his hit Smooth Jazz album, It's All Good.


From the beginningGrowing up in Chicago, the Brown brothers started their career in the Chicago Vocational Music Program but it was a neighborhood friend, Tom Washington (Tom-Tom 84), who recorded and arranged with super-group Earth, Wind and Fire that influenced them most. Tom would come by their practices and invited them to record with him and introduced them to writing & pre-production. 

After high school they performed regularly around the Chicago area at community events, private events and clubs including the infamous Cotton Club, The Click and also opened for the late Bernie Mac in the early 90's. Looking to expand their performance opportunities, Michael and Harold left Chicago and headed for Las Vegas and began playing regularly at Caesar's Casino, the MGM Casino, Chez's and The Hop. 

On Stage Always a crowd pleaser, Everett B Walters has appeared with or opened for such notable artists as Boney James, Boyz 2 Men, After 7, Joe Sample, Rick Braun, Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber, Tom Scott, Russ Freeman and The Rippingtons and the late Bernie Mac. Everett B Walters continues to be a favorite in and around the Vegas area at various venues and several radio station events hosted by 105.

Tracklist:

1 7 East    
 2 Always High Reaching    
 3 Rainbow Beach    
 4 And The Story Goes    
 5 I Need to Know    
 6 Til I'm Through    
 7 Just Can't Stop    
 8 Funky Ain't It    
 9 Dinner Four Two    
 10 A Spirit Within (for Pops)