Alex Brown, pianist and composer Alex Brown is rapidly emerging at the forefront of a new generation of artists. The New York Times says he plays “with a crystalline touch and a worldly approach.”
Brown has performed at many of the world’s best venues and festivals, including the Kennedy Center, the Newport Jazz Festival, and the Hollywood Bowl.
As an arranger and orchestrator, he has had music performed by top-tier groups including the Philadelphia Orchestra. Brown has also produced and composed music for commercial campaigns for Orbitz, Zimmermann, Omega and Vogue.
In 2020, he produced and mixed the audio for a series of virtual concerts for Carnegie Hall, including a performance with Rhiannon Giddens and Our Native Daughters, as well as performances with NYO Jazz.
Brown earned his Bachelor of Music in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory and his Master of Music in studio jazz composition from the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
From 2018 to 2019, Brown served as a Visiting Artist in Jazz Studies at the Peabody Institute, part of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Brown is a Yamaha artist and splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City. For this theme their special guests are the singers, Jeremy Bosch and Alain Perez. A theme by Armando Manzanero with a spectacular touch.
Musicians: Jeremy Bosch, vocal and flute; Alain Perez, bass and vocals; Alex Brown, piano, arrangement; Paulo Stagnaro, congas; Marcos J. López, timpani; Marcos Torres, bongo; Manolito Rodriguez, percussion; Yaure Muniz, trumpet; Diego Urcola, trumpet; Carlos Mata-Alvarez, alto sax; Lucas Pino, tenor sax; Angel Subero, trombone.