Brian Browne (March 16, 1937 – June 5, 2018) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 16, 1937 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 5, 2018 (aged 81) Kanata, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1956–2018 |
| Labels | Capitol, RCA Victor, JazzImage, Triplet |
| Website | Official website |
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Browne moved to Ottawa as a teenager and was playing professionally by the age of eighteen. Though largely self-taught, Browne attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and later studied with Oscar Peterson at Peterson's Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto.[1]
Browne rose to prominence in the Canadian jazz scene in the early 1960s, performing in popular jazz venues in Ottawa and Toronto, and appearing in national weekly CBC Radio programs Adventures in Rhythm, The Browne Beat, Nightcap, Jazz Canada and others.[2]
His group, the Brian Browne Trio, performed as the house band on the CTV musical variety program The River Inn.[3] In 1969 Browne appeared as one of four featured pianists, including Bill Evans, Erroll Garner and Marian McPartland, on the CBC television special The Jazz Piano.[4]
Browne recorded with Canadian singer Anne Murray on her albums This Way is My Way and Honey, Wheat and Laughter and appeared on her subsequent CBC television special.[5] He earned a BMI Canada 1970 Certificate of Honor for his original piece "Morning, Noon and Nighttime Too".[6] The Brian Browne Trio has included other notable Canadian musicians Skip Beckwith, Donald Vickery, Paul Novotny, Barry Elmes, Michel Donato, and Archie Alleyne.[citation needed]
Browne has recorded 11 albums with Capitol Records,[7] RCA Victor, CBC JazzImage, and Sea Jam Recordings (now Triplet Records). He died of lung and tracheal cancer on June 5, 2018.[8]
Discography
edit| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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| The Toronto Scene | RCA Victor | Trio, with Pearson "Skip" Beckwith (bass), Donald Vickery (drums) | |
| Listen, People! | RCA Victor | Trio, with Pearson "Skip" Beckwith (bass), Donald Vickery (drums) | |
| 1969? | The Letter | Trio, with Pearson "Skip" Beckwith (bass), Bruce Philp (percussion) | |
| 1970s | Live at the Park Plaza | Bread | Trio, with Terry Browne (bass), Doug Johnston (drums) |
| Beatles | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Trio | |
| 1986 | Odyssey | Solo piano; in concert | |
| 2001? | Tramps | Trio, with Paul Novotny (bass), Barry Elmes (drums); in concert | |
| Blue Browne | Sea Jam | Trio | |
| Quiet Night | Trio, with Paul Novotny (bass), Barry Elmes (drums) | ||
| Christmas | Solo piano | ||
| The Erindale Sessions | Trio, with Paul Novotny (bass), Daniel Barnes (drums) | ||
| Brian Browne Trio at the National Arts Centre | Trio, with Paul Novotny (bass), Daniel Barnes (drums); in concert; DVD also released |
References
edit- ^ "Brian Browne remembers Oscar Peterson | Ottawa Citizen". Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ CBC Television Series, 1952-82 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "River Inn" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Brian Browne in action, in 1969 and 2008 | Ottawa Citizen". Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "BMI News" (PDF). BMI: THE MANY WORLDS OF MUSIC. Broadcast Music, Inc. 1971-05-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-19.
- ^ The 6000 Series Of 33 1/3 RPM (LP) Vinyl Discs (1960 through 1987) Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Canadian jazz 'original' Brian Browne dies at 81 - CBC News".