Marshall Brown (musician)

Marshall Richard Brown (December 21, 1920 – December 13, 1983)[1] was an American jazz valve trombonist and teacher.

Marshall Brown
Birth nameMarshall Richard Brown
Born(1920-12-21)December 21, 1920
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 1983(1983-12-13) (aged 62)
New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, teacher
InstrumentsValve trombone
Years active1950s–1980
Associated actsPee Wee Russell

Career

Brown graduated from New York University with a degree in music.[2] He was a band teacher in New York City schools, and one of his school band's performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 1950s.[2] With George Wein, he went to Europe to look for musicians for the International Youth Band.[2] In the late 1950s he started the Newport Youth Band.[2] His students included Eddie Gomez, Duško Gojković, George Gruntz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jimmy Owens, and Gabor Szabo.[2] He worked with Ruby Braff, Bobby Hackett, Lee Konitz, and Pee Wee Russell.[2]

Marshall Brown was among hundreds of musicians whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[3]

Discography

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

As sideman

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 344/5. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Marshall Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.


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