Brian Browne
Brian Browne | |
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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 |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1956–2018 |
| Labels | Capitol, RCA Victor, JazzImage, Triplet |
| Website | brianbrowne.com |
Brian Browne (March 16, 1937 – June 5, 2018) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Browne began performing in popular jazz venues in Ottawa and Toronto, and appearing in national weekly CBC Radio programs Adventures in Rhythm, The Browne Beat,[1] 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 has recorded 11 albums on Capitol Records,[5] RCA Victor, CBC JazzImage, and Sea Jam Recordings (now Triplet Records). He died of lung and throat cancer on June 5, 2018.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/Catalogue/Musicians/KO/10225/Default[dead link]
- ↑ CBC Television Series, 1952–1982 Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ River Inn.
- ↑ Opinion - Blogs - Our blogs have moved!. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ↑ 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. CBC (Jun 6, 2018).