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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, educator and ethnomusicologist Dr. Anthony Brown continues to play a seminal role in contemporary
California creative music from his pioneering work with the Asian American jazz movement in the early 1980s to his
current leadership of Anthony Brown's Orchestra.
Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra 10th
Anniversary Celebration
The Asian American Orchestra celebrated its tenth
anniversary on the 11th of September 2008 at Yoshi’s San
Francisco with two concerts and a month-long exhibition of
photographs and posters from its decade of music making on
display in the lobby and in the Jazz Heritage
Center’s Lush Life Gallery next door. Legendary jazz
producer Orrin Keepnews introduced the Orchestra to a full-house,
recounting his relationship with the ensemble and their
collaboration in 2000 to record Monk’s Moods with
late saxophonist Steve Lacy.
A video clip from the performance can be viewed here.
Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra premiered "India & Africa: A Birthday Tribute to John Coltrane," with special guests Kenneth Nash, Dana Pandey and Steve Oda for their San Francisco 2nd Annual Home Season event at Yoshi's SF on September 23rd, 2009. Here's a link to the PRI/Public Radio International's "The World" radio story and a short video on the India & Africa project. |
