The Wollesens The Levon Helm Band The All Star Band The Weight Band The Ribs And Brisket Revue The Monstas The Midnight Ramble Band
Keyboardist, piano, organ and accordion player. Not to be confused with the vocalist, Brian Mitchell (2).
As well as recording and performing his own original music, New York City-based multitalented musician Brian Mitchell is known in for working with Levon Helm, Bob Dylan, BB King, Dolly Parton, Little Feat, Rosanne Cash, Allen Toussaint, Buster Poindexter, Leslie West & Mountain and many more. He has appeared on 5 Grammy award winning recordings, 3 with Levon Helm, and one each with BB King and Les Paul. Inducted into the New York Blues Hall Of Fame in 2015.
ALBUMS
Brian Mitchell
Songs From The Lower East Side
2021, CD, Album, Bside Records (2)
Brian Mitchell
Digging Up The Roots
2006, CD, Album, Bside Records (2)
Brian Mitchell
Songs From the Underground
2002, CD, S/Edition, Bside Records (2)
Matt Smith
Big Fun
2001, CD, Album, Not On Label (Matt Smith (47) Self-released)
Fishbelly Black
Spontaneous Combustion
1992
Fludd
What An Animal
1975
The Weight Band
Shines Like Gold
2022, CD, Album, The Weight Band Records
The Weight Band
Live In Japan At Billboard Live Tokyo, Aug. 31, 2019
2020, CD, Album, Vivid Sound
The Weight Band
Acoustic Live: Big Pink & Levon Helm Studios
2020, CD, Album, The Weight Band Records, Vivid Sound
The Weight Band
Live Is A Carnival
2020
The Weight Band
World Gone Mad
2018, 
The Levon Helm Band
It's Showtime: The Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol. 3
2014, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Country/Louisiana Blues
The Levon Helm Band
At Merlefest, NC 4/26/08
2008, CD, ,
, Classic Rock/Rock & Roll
The Monstas
Meet The Monstas
2007, CD, Not On Label
APPEARANCES +
John Lurie
Music from the Series, Painting With John
2024, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, The Royal Potato Family, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Score/Contemporary Jazz/Country Blues/Folk
James Maddock
Night Work
2023, CD, Album, Songs Of Avenue C
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Live at Levons!
2023, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Folk
Kenny Roby
Kenny Roby
2022
Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm
Carry Me Home
2022, CD, ,
, Gospel
Andrea Parodi*
Zabala
2021, CD, Album, Appaloosa, 
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, Folk Rock
James Maddock
Little Bird In The Neighborhood
2021, CD, Album, Appaloosa, ,
, Folk Rock
Eileen Ivers
Scatter The Light
2020, CD, Album, Musical Bridge, Inc.
Teresa Williams & Larry Campbell*
It Was The Music
2020, CD, Album, Not On label,
Willie Nile
New York At Night
2020, ,
, Rock & Roll
Various
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2020, 2x Vinyl White Vinyl, 
,
, Glam
The Far Meadow
Foreign Land
2019
Cyclone Temple
Land Of The Greed...Home Of The Depraved
2017, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, RM, Divebomb Records
My Tricksy Spirit
My Tricksy Spirit
2017, CD, Album, Bad Elephant Music
Garland Jeffreys
14 Steps To Harlem
2017, CD, ,
, AOR/Soft Rock/Blues Rock/Country Rock/Reggae/Country/Acoustic
Joaquin Joe Claussell*
Thank You Universe
2016, CD, Comp, Ltd, Sacred Rhythm Music
The Far Meadow
Given The Impossible
2016
Barry Harrison (2) & Big Apple Blues
The Baron Of The Blues
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label
Amy Helm
Didn't it Rain
2015
Lost Leaders
Lost Leaders
2014, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
, Blues Rock/Folk Rock
Various
Moxa Vol. I - Follow The X - Part 2
2013, 12", EP, Rebirth
David Bromberg Band
Only Slightly Mad
2013, CD, Appleseed Recordings
Amy Helm
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
2013, File, MP3, Single, 320, Not On Label (Amy Helm Self-released), ,
, Folk Rock/Country Rock
Various
Son Of Rogues Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys)
2013, 2x CD, 
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, Folk Rock/Sea Shanties
Various
Love For Levon: A Benefit To Save The Barn
2012, 2x CD,
Marc Carroll
Stone Beads And Silver
2012, Vinyl,
Black Feelings
No Dancing
2011, 5xFile, MP3, EP, 192, Not On Label (Black Feelings Self-released)
The Allman Brothers Band
Live - 2011 Tour - March 13, 2011
2011, 3xCD, Album, Peach Records (10)
Garland Jeffreys
The King Of In Between
2011, Vinyl,
David Bromberg
Use Me
2011, CD,
Various
Un.Chained Rhythums Exits
2010, ,
, Abstract/Deep House
Various
Sacred Rhythm Music Compilation
2010
The Allman Brothers Band
Beacon Theatre New York March 9, 2009 (Live 40th Anniversary 1969-2009)
2009, 3xCD, Album, Peach Records (10), MunckMix, ,
, Southern Rock
Leslie Mendelson
Swan Feathers
2009
The Allman Brothers Band
Beacon Box Set 2009
2009, 47x CD, Box Set, ,
, Blues Rock
Levon Helm
Ramble At The Ryman
2009, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Blues Rock/Country Rock
Willie Nile
House Of A Thousand Guitars
2009
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Rare Elements
2009, CD, ,
, Downtempo/Deep House/Folk
Levon Helm
Electric Dirt
2009, Vinyl,
Catherine Russell
Sentimental Streak
2008, CD, Album, World Village, ,
, Swing/Stride/Piano Blues
Paul Shapiro Featuring The Ribs And Brisket Revue
Essen
2008, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Bop/Comedy/Swing
Somi
African Lady (Soulfeast 12" Mixes)
2008
Richie Havens
Nobody Left To Crown
2008,
Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell*
Corresponding Echoes
2008, 
,
, Deep House/Ambient
Marianne Faithfull
Easy Come Easy Go
2008, 2x Vinyl,
Arlen Roth
Toolin' Around Woodstock
2008
Les Paul & Friends
A Tribute To A Legend
2008, CD,
Dennis Ferrer
Remix E.P.
2007, CD, EP, D:vision Records, Energy Production, Defected, ,
, Deep House/House
Eric Mingus
Healin' Howl
2007, CD, Album, Intuition Records
The Alexis P. Suter Band
Live At The Midnight Ramble
2007, CD, Album + DVD-V, Album, Levon Helm Studios,
Across The Universe Cast
Across The Universe (Music From The Motion Picture)
2007, ,
, Soundtrack/Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Musical/Vocal
Levon Helm
Dirt Farmer
2007, CD, ,
, Acoustic
Dennis Ferrer Feat. Mia Tuttavilla
Touched The Sky (New U.S. Remixes)
2007
Mountain
Masters Of War
2007, ,
, Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Classic Rock
Paul Shapiro
It's In The Twilight
2006, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Contemporary Jazz
Ayo (2) Featuring Snoop Dogg
Life Is Real
2006, CD, Single, Promo, Polydor,
Ustad Sultan Khan
Ra Re Elements
2006
The Klezmatics
Wonder Wheel Lyrics By Woody Guthrie
2006, CD, ,
, Klezmer
Ayo
Joyful
2006, ,
, Reggae/Neo Soul
Ayo
Down On My Knees
2006, ,
, Neo Soul
Ayo
And It's Supposed To Be Love
2006
Willie Nile
Streets Of New York
2006, ,
, Folk Rock/Country/Rock & Roll
Leslie West
Blue Me
2006
Joaquin Joe Claussell* Meets Manuel Göttsching
Joaquin Joe Claussell Meets Manuel Göttsching
2006, CD, 
,
, Krautrock/Deep House
N'Dea Davenport
One Day My Love
2006
Andrew T. Hunt
Broken Wheel
2005, CD, Album, Hayden's Ferry Records, Rustic Records (3)
American Ambulance
Streets Of NYC
2005, CD, Album, Hayden's Ferry Records, Rustic Records (3)
Tom Hanway
The Badbelly Project: Hesitation Blues
2005, CD, Album, Joyous Gard Records
Mental Remedy
Obatala (Promo 1)
2005
Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls
2005, CD, ,
, Leftfield/Dub/Latin/Bossanova
Teddy Thompson
Separate Ways
2005
Les Paul & Friends
American Made World Played
2005, ,
, Blues Rock
B.B. King & Friends*
80
2005, CD,
Lucy Kaplansky
The Red Thread
2004, HDCD, Album, Red House Records
Danny Draher
Big Fun Tonite!
2004, CD, Album, Double Dynamite Records
Brazilian Girls
Lazy Lover EP
2004
William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux
Got You On My Mind
2004
John Zorn
Voices In The Wilderness
2003, 2xCD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Free Jazz/Fusion/Swing/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz
Paul Shapiro
Midnight Minyan
2003, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Post Bop/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz
Soozie Tyrell
White Lines
2003, CD, Album, Treasure Records, Valley Entertainment
Joan Osborne
Why Can't We Live Together, From The Album How Sweet It Is
2003, CD, Single, Promo, Compendia Records
Sex Mob
Dime Grind Palace
2003, CD, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Leslie West
Blues To Die For
2003
Wolf Krakowski
Goyrl: Destiny
2002, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Folk Rock/Reggae/Country Blues/Avantgarde/Tango/Bayou Funk
Eric Mingus
Too Many Bullets... Not Enough Soul
2002, CD, Album, Some Records, Some Records, 
GG Hill
The Tallest Girl
2002, CD, Album, GG Hill
Joan Osborne
How Sweet It Is
2002
Peter Wolf
Sleepless
2002
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
2002, CD, ,
, Celtic/Soul
Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas
Songs To No One 1991-1992
2002, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock
Various
Hank Williams The Original
2001, CD, Album, Promo, Lost Highway, ,
, Blues Rock/Country/Rock & Roll/Acoustic
Andrew Hunt*
Whisky Talking
2001, CD, Album, Not On Label
Crash Test Dummies
I Don't Care That You Don't Mind
2001, 
,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Joi
Cravin'
2001, Vinyl, ,
, Deep House
Ronny Jordan
London Lowdown
2001, Vinyl, ,
, House/Deep House
Jerome Sydenham And Kerri Chandler
Saturday
2001, ,
, House/Deep House
Various
The Sopranos - Peppers & Eggs - Music From The HBO Original Series
2001, 2x CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Classic Rock
Various
Timeless
2001, CD Digipak, ,
, Blues Rock/Country/Rock & Roll/Acoustic
The Wild Magnolias
Battlefield
2000, 12", Spiritual Life Music, Spiritual Life Music, ,
, Deep House
Snowboy
Casa Forte
2000, 12", Promo, Spiritual Life Music, ,
, Deep House
Mayumi Alima
Queen Of Myoho
2000, CDr, Album, Not On Label
Ronny Jordan
A Brighter Day
2000, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Acid Jazz
Shemekia Copeland
Wicked
2000
Femi Kuti
Shoki Remixed
2000, 2x Vinyl, ,
, House/Future Jazz/Deep House
Mateo & Matos
Idris Rises
2000, Vinyl, ,
, Deep House
Calyn*
Stay (Joaquin Joe Claussell Remix)
2000, ,
, Latin/Deep House
Femi Kuti
What Will Tomorrow Bring
1999, Vinyl, ,
, House/Deep House
Bill Sims
Bill Sims
1999,
Steven Bernstein
Diaspora Soul
1999, ,
, Cha-Cha/Dixieland/Bayou Funk
John Lurie
African Swim And Manny & Lo (Two Film Scores)
1998, CD, Album, Strange & Beautiful Music, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Score
Kiwi Lip Bomb
Kiwi Lip Bomb
1998, CD, Album, Bowling For Karma Records
Matt Smith
Black & White
1998, CD, Album, New Millenium, ,
, Blues Rock
London* / Sklamberg* / Caine*
Nigunim
1998, CD,
Shemekia Copeland
Turn The Heat Up
1998, CD, ,
, Modern Electric Blues
Various
Legacy: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
1998,
John Lurie
Big Trouble / She's Not A Nurse
1997, 7", For Us Records,
Loudon Wainwright III
Little Ship
1997, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Country Rock
Jim Allen
Weeper's Stomp
1996, CD, Album, 1-800-Prime-CD
Frank Christian
Mister So And So
1996, CD, Album, Palmetto Records
Walter Wolfman Washington* & The Roadmasters
Blue Moon Risin'
1995
Rod MacDonald
The Man On The Ledge
1994
Fishbelly Black
Fishbelly Black
1993
Lili Añel
Laughed Last
1993
Total Science
Just A Little Bit
1989, ,
, House
Acker Bilk With Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
Together Again - It Looks Like A Big Time Tonight
1985
Jesse Roper
Horizons
LP, Album, Factor
Various
Buscadero Americana
2019, 2x CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Ballad
Various
The Lugano Blues To Bop Festival Blues + Gospel + Jazz 2008
2008, CD, Comp, Città Di Lugano, 
Various
Relix 2007 June Sampler
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Relix Magazine
Various
Live At The Bottom Line February 20, 21, 22, 1992
1992, CD, Album, Fast Folk Musical Magazine
Various
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2020, 2x CD, 
,
, Glam/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Little Feat
Ramble On The Island - Jamaica January 10, 2018
2018, 2xCD, Ltd, Unofficial, Frarolling Records, 
,
, Blues Rock/Classic Rock/Rock & Roll
Various
Love For Levon: A Benefit To Save The Barn
2012, 2x Blu-ray Dolby Digital,
Mountain
Masters Of War
2007
Les Paul & Friends
American Made World Played
2005, CD,
Crash Test Dummies
I Don't Care That You Don't Mind
2001, CD, ,
, Pop Rock/Indie Rock
The Allman Brothers Band
Beacon Run 2009 Volume 1
3xDVDr, DVD-V, Unofficial, NTSC, Johanna (2)
The Allman Brothers Band
Beacon Run 2009 Volume 2
3xDVDr, DVD-V, Unofficial, NTSC, Johanna (2), ,
, Blues Rock/Southern Rock
