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ob Brown was born in 1962 in Hampton VA. Rob took up the saxophone at age 12. Early on he was introduced to the music of Charlie Parker and Eric Dolphy by his older brother who also played the saxophone. He played in school concert and jazz bands by age 13 and started playing with a performing/traveling jazz-blues band at age 16. During his first year of college Rob made a serious commitment to developing his music and he moved to Boston in 1981 to study. There he encountered many other young hard working musicians that inspired him and within a couple of years Rob saw the direction he wanted to pursue as an artist, and that Boston was not the best place for him to realise that. Rob moved to New York in 1984 and established the musical relationships that came to define his career

Album

Two Truths

By Peter Brötzmann

Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1. Productive Cough (Peter Brötzmann, Jörg Fischer) 2. Beside (Per‑Åke Holmlander, Tim Daisy) 3. Conversation I (Joëlle Léandre, Lauren Newton) 4. Truth in the Abstract Blues (Joe McPhee, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten) 5. Goldie (Kirk Knuffke, Mike Pride) 6. Skywriting (Rob Brown, Daniel Levin) 7. Penumbra for woodwind(s) & bass(es) 1+1 (Anthony Braxton, Chris Dahlgren) 8. Improvisation No. 4 (Paulina Owczarek, Tomasz Gądecki) 9. Dear Rafał 1 (Agustí Fernández, Rafał Mazur) 10. Landing Takeoff (Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp) 11. In Kraków, In November (Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura) 12. Persistence (Thomas Pernes, Andy Manndorff) 13. Gold (Lucas Niggli, Peter Conradin Zumthor)

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Dorota Piotrowska, Josh Warren And More

by Bob Osborne
August 13, 2026

A quietly adventurous thread runs through this edition of World of Jazz, tracing how improvisers and composers adapt their music into something reflective yet forward leaning. Most of the selections are selected from extant releases that show where exploratory music is heading--flute driven improvisations, spacious rhythmic architectures, pointed small group dialogues and electronic inflections. The playlist ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Joe Morris, Barry Guy/Roberto Ottaviano & Bill Connors

by Maurice Hogue
July 27, 2026

Bassist/guitarist Joe Morris was recently honored at the annual Vision Festival for his lifetime contributions, and if anyone has any doubts about that, just listen to his new album Counter Spectacle out on the FSR label. With reed players Rob Brown & Anna Webber & drummer Matthew Rousseau, Morris lets freedom reign. This is a true ...

Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2026, Part 2

by Luciano Rossetti
July 26, 2026

More photos from the Vision Festival in New York City from June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026 featuring William Hooker, Alan Braufman, Ahmed Abdullah, Dave Sewelson, Eri Yamamoto, Bobby Zankel, Chad Taylor, William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, Taylor Ho Bynum, Steve Swell, Rob Brown, Whit Dickey, Matthew Shipp, Brandon Lopez, Ned Rothemberg, Sylvie Courvoisier, Nasheet ...

Article: Live Review

Joe Morris at Vision Fest 30

by Fran Kursztejn
June 28, 2026

Joe MorrisAbrons Arts CenterVision Festival New York, NYJune 23, 2026 “Joe Morris is the real deal," said Matthew Shipp, relating the first time he met the multi-hyphenate musician and educator, who was presented with the Arts for Art's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th annual Vision Festival. Morris introduced himself ...

Article: Live Review

Steve Swell Quartet & Michael Foster / Chuck Roth Duo at P.I.T.

by Fran Kursztejn
June 19, 2026

Steve Swell, Michael Foster, Chuck Roth P.I.T. Brooklyn, NY June 14, 2026 In the microcosm of the Greater New York Improvised Musics scene, Arts for Arts' Vision Festival, kicking off June 22nd at the Abrams Art Center in the Lower East Side, dominates the attention of artist and dilettante alike. While unlikely ...

Article: Live Review

William Parker's Pocketwatch at Loove Annex

by Fran Kursztejn
May 8, 2026

William Parker's Pocketwatch Loove Annex AFA ResidencyNew York City April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026 Before beginning his final set of the night, William Parker took a moment to explain the name of his 'Pocketwatch ensemble, a rotating group of polyphonic masters that have met every Wednesday of April at Greenpoint's Loove Annex. ...

Album

Walkabout

By Rob Brown

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Microcosm; Zephyr; Neural Pathways; Tousled And Jostled.

Article: Book Review

The Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings

by Mark Corroto
April 6, 2025

Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings Matthew Shipp93 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-57027-435-0Automedia2025 Whether you own one Matthew Shipp album or 250, his music inevitably raises the question: Where does his artistic vision originate? Understanding any artist is complex, but with someone as innovative as Shipp, deciphering his musical ...