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Pianists · b. 1973

Maxwell

American singer-songwriter and record producer

Born: 23 May 1973
Brooklyn
Country: United States
Active: 1991–
Record labels: Columbia Records
Discography: 5 albums

Biography

Maxwell is a jazz musician who plays piano, guitar and voice. Maxwell was born on 23 May 1973 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under soul. Record labels: Columbia Records. The discography here lists 5 albums, from “Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite” (1996) to “blackSUMMERS’night” (2016). Honours include Grammy Awards.

Gerald Maxwell Rivera (born May 23, 1973), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996), which received widespread acclaim and spawned the hit singles "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and "Sumthin' Sumthin'". Through the album and its follow ups, Maxwell has been credited—alongside Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, and Erykah Badu—with popularizing neo soul for mainstream audiences in the late 1990s. His second and third albums, Embrya (1998) and Now (2001), both received platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the latter became his first to debut atop the Billboard 200 chart. His 1999 single, "Fortunate" was released for the R.

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