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Alex Brown

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Pianist and composer Alex Brown is quickly emerging 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.” 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 2019, he was the pianist on trumpeter Brian Lynch’s GRAMMY award-winning album The Omni-American Book Club
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.
Old And New Music From Miles Davis, Champian Fulton, Mahavishnu Orchestra & Others

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 & ...
Alex Brown: The Dark Fire Sessions

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 ...
Almost There
Featuring the music of Alex Brown
Duration: 5:50
McCoy Tyner & Nicholas Payton

by Joe Dimino
On the final episode of 2021, we profile the author of Black American Music, Nicholas Payton. We also look at a collection of musicians that made the world of jazz a memorable one in 2021. They include Charlie Ballantine, Beth McKenna, Alex Brown and Angel Roman. Additionally, we profile the musicians who make these musicians who ...
Transparency

Label: Dafnison Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Amanecer Contigo; No Es Fácil; Uncerntradition; Con Alma; Cry With Me; On the Way; Feed the Lions; Nothing
or Everything; Lazy Blues.
Chronicle

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Terminal C; Let Things Be; Unfinished Business; Cryptic Inspirational Messages; Baths; Sleeper Pick; Here, Not Too Far Away; No Sky; Beyond Convergence
Dafnis Prieto Sextet: Transparency

by John Chacona
In Cuban music, emotional grandeur and extravagant virtuosity is built on a foundation of inexhaustible rhythm. So, it's no surprise to find an abundance of juicy melodies and breathtaking drumming on Transparency from drummer and MacArthur Genius" Fellow Dafnis Prieto. Yet for all the astonishing things he does behind the kit, what stands out ...
2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

by C. Andrew Hovan
2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Pittsburgh, PA June 20-23, 2019 Now in its ninth year, the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival continues to grow and prosper as one of the country's best jazz festivals. Tied to the efforts of the city's August Wilson African American Cultural Center, the festival continues to prosper under ...