Bassist and multi-instrumentalist Blair Bryant is a gifted musician. Born in Kansas City, Missouri and spending his developing years living in Miami, Detroit and Chicago, he burst on the scene at age 21 in 2015 and has quickly become an emerging smooth jazz superstar. He is an accomplished Writer, Producer, Arranger and Performer with (4) albums to his credit and a catalogue of hundreds of unreleased original compositions. Coupled with his love for jazz, he has demonstrated a musical ability beyond his years, with a specific level of skill, richness and detail in his recordings and compositions.
Blair is carving his own path in the genre, achieving (4) Top 15 singles on the Billboard, Mediabase, Groovejazz.com and SmoothJazz.com Network charts. He's had (4) Top 100 year-end singles previously ranked on groovejazz.com. In 2023, his latest album Red Tiger was ranked as one of the top 100 Albums on Smooth jazz.com. A consistent hit maker, Blair enjoys regular national radio airplay on Sirius XM Watercolors, Stingray, Music Choice and I- Heart Radio among others. He is also currently on tour as the Musical Director for Smooth Jazz-legend, Najee.
Accomplished musicians such as Darren Rahn, Greg Manning, Blake Aaron, Norman Brown, Bernie Williams, Nic Colionne, Jonathan Butler, Bobby Lyle, Poogie Bell, Doobie Powell, Frank McComb, Najee and others have remarked on his unusual talent and phenomenal ability to play bass. Blair has also performed with: Alex Bugnon, Eric Roberson, Mike Phillips, Blake Aaron, Phil Perry, Althea Rene, Elan Troutman, Kim Scott, Jeff Bradshaw and many other luminaries. But the true measure of his gift lies in the unique way he plays the bass and the emotions that he evokes.
His musical influences are varied and represent titans of the craft including: Wayman Tisdale, Joe Sample, George Duke, Stevie Wonder and Najee to name a few. Blair’s sound is his calling card, full, lush and layered with poly rhythms. He has been called a contemporary Stanley Clarke and compared to Marcus Miller for his producing capabilities.
