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Alex Brown

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GRAMMY Award winning pianist and composer Alex Brown is at the forefront of a new generation of artists.  The New York Times says he plays “with a crystalline touch and a worldly approach.”  Brown frequently performs with his own group, and Downbeat Magazine described his 2010 album Pianist as “a really fine record that leaves you wanting more.”  In 2021, he released his second album as a leader, The Dark Fire Sessions.  Brown has been a member of Paquito D’Rivera’s ensemble since 2007, performing on and contributing arrangements to their Latin GRAMMY award-winning album Jazz Meets the Classics.  In 2021, he received a GRAMMY nomination as a part of Dafnis Prieto’s album Transparency.  In 2019, he was the pianist on trumpeter Brian Lynch’s GRAMMY award-winning album The Omni-American Book Club.  Brown also collaborates frequently with artists that include Warren Wolf, Sean Jones, Christian McBride, Imani Winds, Harlem Quartet, Miho Hazama, Cho-Liang Lin, David Shifrin, and has performed with Chris Thile on the American variety show Live From Here (formally known as Prairie Home Companion)

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Griot Songs

Label: Omar Thomas Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Sun in September; Sail to the Moon; Obeah Woman; Nothing There; Episode d’Azure; The Path; A Touch of Obsidian, a Flash of Scarlet.

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Obeah Woman

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Label: Omar Thomas Music
Released: 2025
Duration: 12:08

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Article: Album Review

Chicago Jazz Orchestra: More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery

Read "More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery" reviewed by Jack Bowers


When the Chicago Jazz Orchestra decided to record a tribute to Wes Montgomery, the choice of who would sit in for the legendary guitarist was obvious: Bobby Broom, a stellar guitarist in his own right who has called Chicago home for more than forty years and had performed a concert version of the album at Chicago's ...

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History Of The Vibraphone

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2024
Track listing: Bopstacle Course; Midnight Sun; Django; Herzog; Sad Eyes; Captain Señor Mouse; Vibrations; Spring High; Saturn's Child; I See You Baby, Looking At Me; Midnight Sun Alternate Take.

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Article: Album Review

Warren Wolf: History Of The Vibraphone

Read "History Of The Vibraphone" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


The History of the Vibraphone is a “tour de horizon" of the instrument and an exploration of its evolution in jazz. Joining Wolf in this meticulous selection of pieces from legendary jazz artists are long-time bandmates saxophonist Tim Green, pianist Alex Brown, bassist Vicente Archerand drummer Carroll Dashiell III. Accordingly, Wolf has crafted a collection that ...

Album

The Dark Fire Sessions

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Intro; Chacarera; Wistful Road; 24-7; See You Again; New Flamenco; Novembro; Almost There; Before It Began; Anthem.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Old And New Music From Miles Davis, Champian Fulton, Mahavishnu Orchestra & Others

Read "Old And New Music From Miles Davis, Champian Fulton, Mahavishnu Orchestra & Others" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features a wide variety of new and old jazz, including piano music from Dabin Ryu and Marcin Wasilewski, vocals from Marty Elkins and Champian Fulton and a live track from Birth of the Cool-era Miles Davis. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & ...

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Article: Album Review

Alex Brown: The Dark Fire Sessions

Read "The Dark Fire Sessions" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Brown delivers his second solo album and follow up to his amazing debut album, Pianist (Sunny Side, 2010), with the audacious The Dark Fire Sessions comprised of nine superb original compositions of all rhythm-based music without horns or brass. The album contains a delicious taste of the Latin, Afro-Cuban and south ...

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Almost There

Featuring the music of Alex Brown
Duration: 5:50

Alex Brown is an electrifying rising artist with a superior vision and musical ability. "Almost There" comes from the pianist and composer's latest album, 'The Dark Fire Sessions', and this performance at the Yamaha Piano Salon features bassist Edward Perez, drummer Eric Doob, and percussionist Paulo Stagnaro.

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