Jazz Articles about Andy Brown

About Andy Brown

Album Review

Pianist Kevin Fort and guitarist Andy Brown are two stalwarts of the Chicago jazz scene. With their easily recognizable styles and superlative musicianship, they have individually built critically acclaimed discographies. On Chiaroscuro, the pair draws on pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall discs from the 1960s to craft eight intimate, lyrical tracks that crackle with spontaneity. For instance, the bluesy “Leroy" starts with melodic refrains played in unison. Out of the head seamlessly emerges Brown's resonant phrases. ...

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Kevin Fort: Chiaroscuro

Read "Chiaroscuro" reviewed by Jeff Cebulski

by Jeff Cebulski
August 24, 2026

The combination of piano and guitar seems to be a potential no-brainer for artistic jazz expression, yet not many successful attempts exist, on record anyway. The obvious victories and inspirations are the two albums by hall-of-famers Bill Evans and Jim Hall , Undercurrent (Blue Note, 1962) and Intermodulation (Verve, 1966). The Chicago-area pianist Kevin Fort is transparent about the influence of Undercurrent in notes that accompany Fort's album with under-heralded guitarist Andy Brown, Chiaroscuro. Yet the stronger comparison ...

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Petra van Nuis: Lonely Girl - I Remember Julie

Read "Lonely Girl - I Remember Julie" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
December 5, 2022

Julie London made a name for herself as an actress and a singer during the '50s and '60s. Today, however, her legacy as a singer overshadows her acting career. During her lifetime, she released around thirty albums, and several of the recordings still continue to influence jazz performers. Chicago-based singer Petra van Nuis is among these, and Lonely Girl--I Remember Julie is her tribute to this legendary performer. Judging from the title alone, it might be tempting to ...