Marshall Brown (musician)

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Marshall Richard Brown (December 21, 1920 – December 13, 1983)<ref name="LarkinGE">Template:Cite book</ref> was an American jazz valve trombonist and teacher.

Career

Brown graduated from New York University with a degree in music.<ref name="Yanow">Template:Cite web</ref> He was a band teacher in New York City schools, and one of his school bands performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 1950s.<ref name="Yanow" /> With George Wein, he went to Europe to look for musicians for the International Youth Band.<ref name="Yanow" /> In the late 1950s he started the Newport Youth Band.<ref name="Yanow" /> His students included Eddie Gomez, Duško Gojković, George Gruntz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jimmy Owens, and Gabor Szabo.<ref name="Yanow" /> He worked with Ruby Braff, Bobby Hackett, Lee Konitz, and Pee Wee Russell.<ref name="Yanow" />

Discography

As leader

  • The Ruby Braff-Marshall Brown Sextet (United Artists, 1960)
  • Live at the Chi Chi Club (Avalon, 1970)

As sideman

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