Donald Brown
Donald Brown
Latest Release
- Donald Brown and Knoxville Celebrate Beauford Delaney
- March 2026
- • 11 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Delaney Blue (Exit Music) | ||
| 2 | A 5 Dollar Blues For Beauford Delaney | ||
| 3 | Paysage 1951 | ||
| 4 | Beauford At Xavier's Cafe In Montmatre | ||
| 5 | A Day In Paris |
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A fine pianist and educator, Donald Brown has also been a prolific composer. He grew up in Memphis and actually started out on drums and trumpet. By the time he attended Memphis State University (1972-1975), he was playing jazz piano. After years of local work, Brown replaced James Williams with the Jazz Messengers (1981-1982). He went on to teach at Berklee (1983-1985) and the University of Tennessee (starting in 1988), recorded albums as a leader for Sunnyside and Muse, and had his compositions performed and recorded by a wide variety of top modern jazz players. ~ Scott Yan...