Cameron Brown
Mr. Brown anchored some of the most important groups of the seventies, eighties and nineties, beginning in 1975. Sheila Jordan, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp and Beaver Harris were his mentors and bandleaders then. He has enjoyed special relationships with master drummers: Art Blakey, Dannie Richmond, Philly Joe Jones, Edward Blackwell, Idris Muhammad and Joe Chambers, as well as Mr. Harris.
The Don Pullen/George Adams Quartet, featuring Dannie Richmond, developed into an intense and rewarding partnership which lasted nearly ten years. In addition to this quartet, Beaver Harris's 360 Degree Music Experience, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the Sextet and Big Bands of George Russell, and various groups led be Mr. Shepp, Mr. Cherry, Mr. Rudd and Mr. Richmond, Mr. Brown has performed and/or recorded with Donald Byrd, Booker Ervin, Ted Curson, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Terumasa Hino, Betty Carter and the John Hicks Trio, Houston Person, Etta Jones and Jane Ira Bloom.
He's helped young people around the world to nurture their interest in and passion for jazz from North Carolina to Norway, from Helsinki to New York, to Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is on the faculty of the New School University and has taught at the summer workshop near Venice, Italy co-sponsored by the Manhattan School of Music.
At present, in addition to freelance work, Mr. Brown performs and/or records with Joe Lovano, Sheila Jordan, Archie Shepp, Dave Ballou, Dewey Redman, Lou Donaldson, Marc Copland, Jim McNeely, Steve Slagle, George Cables, Joe Locke, Salvatore Bonafede, Tony Malaby and Phil Markowitz as well as his own ensemble, Cameron Brown and the Hear and Now. He has appeared on more than 80 recordings.
His first recording as a leader, after nearly 40 years of performing, is with his group The Hear and Now and is entitled Here and How! on the OmniTone record label.
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Album Review
- Here and Now by Rex Butters
- Here and How! Volume 2! by Florence Wetzel
January 17, 2019
Vocalist/Composer/Arranger Kristen Lee Sergeant New Release February 15...
July 02, 2010
Mike Baggetta Trio with Cameron Brown, Jeff Hirshfield on the 4th of...
December 21, 2007
Jeremy Udden Quartet (Fri) Tony Malaby's Apparitions (Sat) Cameron...
December 07, 2007
Shapes of Jazz Featuring Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Cameron Brown, Cindy...
December 03, 2007
Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Legacy (Tues) Shapes of Jazz Feat. Joe Lovano,...
June 27, 2007
Rob Scheps at Iridium, NYC, Sunday July 1st with Victor Jones, Cameron...
May 24, 2007
Rob Scheps with Cameron Brown, Jamie Reynolds, Carl Stormer June 15 in...
June 13, 2006
Dekel Bor with Cameron Brown and Jeff Hirshfield Tonight at Charley O's
December 19, 2005
Big Bang (Mon.) Writers Room (Tue.) Songwriter's Beat (Wed.) Sheila...
November 15, 2005
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Album Discography
Bebop Lives (Boplicity)
From: It's My Turn to Color NowBy Cameron Brown
Promise of Return
From: Rose Of LiftaBy Cameron Brown
Singing Again
From: Beyond Other StoriesBy Cameron Brown
I'm Running Late
From: The Night We Couldn't Say Good...By Cameron Brown
Heart Knows
From: Heart KnowsBy Cameron Brown
Three Treasures (Russ Lossing)
From: Heart KnowsBy Cameron Brown
Lateef Suite
From: Heart KnowsBy Cameron Brown
Newfoundsong
From: Heart KnowsBy Cameron Brown
Marshmallow (Warne Marsh)
From: FeatheryBy Cameron Brown
Starry-Eyed
From: FeatheryBy Cameron Brown
Marshmallow
From: FeatheryBy Cameron Brown