Rob Brown (saxophonist)
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| Background information | |
| Born | Rob Brown February 27, 1962 |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz free jazz avant-garde jazz free improvisation |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Alto sax |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Aum Fidelity, Clean Feed Records, No More, Not Two, Marge Records, RogueArt, Riti |
| Website | Official Website |
Rob Brown (born February 27, 1962) is an American free jazz saxophonist and composer.
Brown was born in Hampton, Virginia on February 27, 1962.[1] He started playing saxophone at the age of 12.[2] His first gigs were with a local Virginia swing band. He eventually studied at Berklee College for two years,[1] and worked privately with both Joe Viola and John LaPorta.[3] After a year on the west coast, Brown relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, where he met pianist Matthew Shipp.[1] He moved to New York in 1985,[1] where he enrolled at New York University, earned a music degree, and studied with saxophone masters such as Lee Konitz, but the teacher who had more influence on Brown conceptually was Philadelphian Dennis Sandole.[1] Brown travelled to Philadelphia by rail once a week to study with him for a year and a half.[2]
His first issued recording was the duet with Shipp Sonic Explorations (1988),[1] and since then has been actively leading groups or working as a sideman with Shipp, William Parker,[1] Whit Dickey, Joe Morris and Steve Swell.
He is a 2001 CalArts/Alpert/Ucross Residency Prize winner and has received many Meet The Composer Fund grants. In 2006, Brown was awarded a Chamber Music America New Works grant.[4]
