John V Brown

Office Hours:

Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m.

Education

• Juris Doctor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000
• BMus University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994

Research Interests

My areas of research are jazz and classical music; I focus on the music of the Bebop and Hard Bop eras of jazz and all aspects of performance. I also have interests in children's music and projects collaborating with other musicians.

Miscellaneous

children and jazz, collaborative jazz ensembles, double bass method book, book on jazz artists

Teaching (Fall 2008):

• Music 74.01, Introduction to jazz Synopsis

  White lecture hall 107, MW 04:25 PM-05:40 PM

• Music 103.01, Jazz ensemble Synopsis

  Biddle 019, M 07:15 PM-09:15 PM; Biddle 019, W 07:15 PM-09:15 PM

Recent Professional Work:

• Stephen Riley. Once Upon A Dream.  SteepleChase Records, November, 2007 . (This is a duo recording with arrangements by both musicians.)
• The John Brown Quintet. Terms of Art - A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Vol. 1. 2007 .  [author's comments]
• The John Brown Quintet. Merry Christmas, Baby. 2007 .
• The John Brown Quintet. The John Brown Quintet - LIVE at the Carolina Theatre. March 20, 2005 .

   Performances:

• Performances, Durham Academy, Durham, NC, December 17, 2007
  My trio performed a concert/q&a for the students. We also had their music faculty sit in and perform with us.
• Performances, Yancy's, Raleigh, NC, December 16, 2007
  My quintet performed a concert.
• Performances, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC, November 18, 2007
  This was the concert/CD release party for two of my recordings. I opened with a performance by the high school all-star jazz ensemble and was a fundraiser for the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program.
• Performances, Duke University, November 11, 2007
  I performed as a part of the BLAK (Brown, Lewis, Adams & Kelly) Ensemble founded by Anthony Kelly.
• Performances, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC, November 08, 2007
  My quintet performs in a concert/q&a format for the students and community twice a year.
• Performances, Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, VA, October 25, 2007
  My quintet performed a concert for the residents of the retirement community.
• Performances, Founders College, South Boston, VA, September 09, 2007
  I performed as the Principal Bassist in the newly formed Founders College Philharmonic. This is a new college.
• Performances, Western North Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, September 08, 2007
  I perform as a part of the trio accompanying Linda Lavin. High profile performances with the former television/film/Broadway actress.
• Performances, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, VT, September 02, 2007
  I perform as a part of the trio accompanying Linda Lavin. High profile performances with the former television/film/Broadway actress.
• Performances, Birdland, New York, September 3 & 4, 2007
  I perform as a part of the trio accompanying Linda Lavin. High profile performances with the former television/film/Broadway actress.
• Performances, Senior Center, Laurinburg, NC, June 21, 2007
  My quintet performed a concert for the residents of this retirement community.
• Performances, Suffolk Center, Suffolk, VA, May 16, 2007
  I perform as a part of the trio accompanying Linda Lavin. High profile performances with the former television/film/Broadway actress.
• Performances, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC, May 04, 2007
  My quintet gave a performance featuring the music of John Coltrane.
• Performances, Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC, May 01, 2007
  My trio gave the performance opening the season for the Eastern Music Festival.
• Performances, Carolina Theatre of Durham, NC, March 03, 2007
  This performance (produced and performed by Anjanet Bell, daughter of Bill Bell) brought music (with my trion and members of the Jordan family) and dance together.
• Performances, Thalian Hall, Wilmington, NC, February 22, 2007
  A concert featuring my Quintet.
• Performances, Sampson Canter Stage, Clinton, NC, February 17, 2007
  A concert featuring my Quintet; performed in a slightly underserved community.
• Performances, Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, NC, February 16, 2007
  A concert featuring my Quintet; performed in a slightly underserved community.
• Performances, Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC, February 11, 2007 - present
  This was the fourth annual performance bringing the bands of Duke, UNC and NCCU together in performance.
• Performances, Wake Technical Comminuty College, Raleigh, NC, 2007/01/10
  My quintet performs in a concert/q&a format for the students and community twice a year.
• Performances, Wilmington, NC, September 10-17, 2007
  I performed as a Principal actor in the film "Bolden" produced by Wynton Marsalis. The file is due out in the Spring of 2008.
• Performances, Diana Wortham Theater, Asheville, NC, June 12, 2005
  Performance of the John Brown Quintet for the Western North Carolina Jazz Society Jazz Series. Other Artists in the series include Ellis Marsalis, Larry Coryell, Freddy Cole, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Charlap and Johnny O'Neal.
• Performances, January 16, 2005
  Debut performance of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble. It is a jazz ensemble I founded that is comprised of high school students from Raleigh, Durham, Cary Wake Forest and Chapel Hill.
• Performances, Performance with Ellis Marsalis at Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, MA, October 6 & 7, 2005
  Performance with the Ellis Marsalis Quartet; reviwed in the Boston Globe - http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/10/10 /marsalis_and_friends_take_a_trip_through_jazz_history/

• Master Classes, UNC-Wilmington, July 19, 2007
  I gave master classes and a workshop at the annual UNCW summer jazz camp.

• Residencies, Noone, NC, March 05, 2007 - March 9th, 2007
  I was an artist in residence at the Watauga High School in Boone, NC where I worked with their classical and jazz students every day for a week. I was joined by my quintet later in the week and we performed a concert with them to conclude the week.

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