Brian Browne
Brian Browne (March 16, 1937 – June 5, 2018) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | March 16, 1937
Died | June 5, 2018 Kanata, Ontario, Canada | (aged 81)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1956–2018 |
Labels | Capitol, RCA Victor, JazzImage, Triplet |
Website | brianbrowne.com |
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
change- ↑ 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" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Opinion - Blogs - Our blogs have moved!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. 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. CBC News. Jun 6, 2018 [last update 2:27 PM ET].