Anthony Brown

photo: Stuart Brinin

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"If music is a language, then Berkeley percussionist and composer Anthony Brown is probably one of the most articulate men in jazz."

— The San Francisco Chronicle

"...and Mr. Brown, swinging away on drums, made the piece levitate."

— The New York Times

Percussionist, composer, ethnomusicologist, educator and Smithsonian Associate Scholar Dr. Anthony Brown is a seminal figure in the contemporary California creative music scene, directing the Asian American Orchestra in addition to performing with some of the foremost musicians in jazz today.

Come celebrate Anthony's 60th birthday weekend, March 16th and 17th!

Two performances and discussions on John Coltrane's Universal Music and Spirituality

Dr. Anthony Brown - multiple percussion
Dr. Leonard Brown - saxophone
Richard Greig - bagpipes

Saturday, March 16, 2013, 4-6 pm
JazzSchool
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
(510) 845-5373
www.jazzschool.org

Panel of contributors: Drs. Anthony Brown, Leonard Brown, Herman Gray, and Tommy Lott

Sunday, March 17, 2013, 4:30 pm
Bird & Beckett Books and Records
653 Chenery Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 586-3733
www.birdbeckett.com

Featuring poet Genny Lim
Panel of contributors: Drs. Anthony Brown, Leonard Brown, Herman Gray and Tommy Lott

Recorded live at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, CA, the latest CD by the Asian American Orchestra showcases North Indian instrumentalists and African percussion performed by Kenneth Nash in new arrangements of classic Coltrane compositions including "Living Space," "Olé," "Liberia," "Dahomey Dance," and the extended works, "India" and "Africa."

Purchase this CD online

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