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Rob Brown
Rob was born in Hampton, VA in 1962. He has been playing the saxophone since the age of 11. He moved to NY in 1984 and since then, has been actively leading groups or working as a sideman with Matthew Shipp, Wiliiam Parker, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey.
Others that Rob has performed and/or recorded with are Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Denis Charles, Bill Dixon, Butch Morris, Reggie Workman, Henry Grimes, Roy Campbell Jr., Hamid Drake, Fred Hopkins, et. al, as well as various dance groups, poets, and performance artists. He has toured Europe extensively. He is a 2001 CalArts/Alpert/Ucross Residency Prize winner and has received many Meet The Composer Fund grants
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- Unknown Skies by John Sharpe
- Natural Disorder by AAJ Italy Staff
- Live at Firehouse 12 by Jeff Stockton
- Right Hemisphere by Florence Wetzel
- Double Sunrise Over Neptune by AAJ Italy Staff
Interviews
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- Crown Trunk Root Funk by John Sharpe
September 21, 2011
Rob Brown Trio -Unknown Skies (Rogueart, 2011) ****
March 05, 2011
Rob Brown - Unexplained Phenomena (Marge, 2011)
August 21, 2008
Saxophonist Rob Brown Interviewed at AAJ
October 29, 2007
Firehouse 12 to Present the Rob Brown Trio November 2nd
October 27, 2004
Vision Club Presents Rob Brown Trio - Stone House 8pm Mat Maneri Trio...
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Events
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Nov9Fri 8:00 pm |
Jeff Cosgrove - Matthew Shipp - Rob BrownAn Die Musik LiveBaltimore, MD |
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Last Updated: October 24, 2013
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