Jeri Brown grew up in St. Louis, where she first appeared in public at age six. In Iowa, she studied classical singing, and later appeared in the Midwestern United States and Europe. After graduating, she lived in Cleveland, where she worked with the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She performed in Ohio with the band of drummer and bandleader Bob McKee. As a consequence, she had collaborations with artists such as Ellis Marsalis, Billy Taylor and Dizzy Gillespie.
The Image in the Mirror: The Triptych (Justin Time, 2001)
Firm Roots (Justin Time, 2003)
Sempre Nina: A Tribute to Nina Simone (Jongleur, 2005)
Storytelling (Jongleur, 2011)
Echoes: Live at Catalina Jazz Club (Jongleur, 2013)
Soul Shower (2014)
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^Larry LeBlanc (6 April 1996). "Jazz Singer Jeri Brown off to 'Fresh Start'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 80–. ISSN 0006-2510.
Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 8th Edition, London, Penguin, 2006 ISBN0-141-02327-9
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Jazz Times review
April 11, 2024
jeri, brown, born, 1952, missouri, american, jazz, singer, songwriter, professor, performing, 2014background, informationborn, 1952, march, 1952, louis, missouri, genresjazzoccupation, musicianyears, active1990, presentlabelsjustin, timewebsitejeribrown, conte. Jeri Brown born 1952 in Missouri is an American jazz singer songwriter and professor Jeri BrownJeri Brown performing in 2014Background informationBorn 1952 03 20 March 20 1952 age 72 St Louis Missouri U S GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianYears active1990 presentLabelsJustin TimeWebsitejeribrown wbr com Contents 1 Life and work 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksLife and work editJeri Brown grew up in St Louis where she first appeared in public at age six In Iowa she studied classical singing and later appeared in the Midwestern United States and Europe After graduating she lived in Cleveland where she worked with the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and the St Louis Symphony Orchestra She performed in Ohio with the band of drummer and bandleader Bob McKee As a consequence she had collaborations with artists such as Ellis Marsalis Billy Taylor and Dizzy Gillespie Jeri Brown then worked mainly in the jazz scene of the Cleveland area focused on jazz standard material wrote lyrics and collaborated with composers such as Henry Butler Kenny Wheeler Greg Carter and Cyrus Chestnut In 1991 Brown signed with the Canadian Justin Time label She has been under contract with this label since her debut album Mirage where she was accompanied by pianist Fred Hersch and bassist Daniel Lessard In 1992 she recorded Unfolding The Peacocks with Kirk Lightsey and Peter Leitch This album contained the bebop standard If You Could See Me Now and Woody N You In 1998 she worked on the album Zaius with David Murray Don Braden John Hicks Curtis Lundy and Avery Sharpe She sang standards like Softly as in a Morning Sunrise and You Must Believe in Spring At the end of the same year they produced with the same band and Leon Thomas I ve Got Your Number Brown taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Cleveland State University and the University of Akron in Ohio Brown has also worked at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Brown moved to Canada in 1989 and in the 1990s she taught jazz history improvisation and vocal technique at Concordia University in Montreal Quebec She also taught at McGill University in Montreal and served as artist in residence at St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia 1 Jeri Brown is a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr Achievement Award Discography editMirage with Fred Hersch Justin Time 1991 Unfolding the Peacocks Justin Time 1993 A Timeless Place with Jimmy Rowles Justin Time 1995 Fresh Start Justin Time 1996 April in Paris Justin Time 1996 Zaius Justin Time 1998 I ve Got Your Number Justin Time 1999 The Image in the Mirror The Triptych Justin Time 2001 Firm Roots Justin Time 2003 Sempre Nina A Tribute to Nina Simone Jongleur 2005 Storytelling Jongleur 2011 Echoes Live at Catalina Jazz Club Jongleur 2013 Soul Shower 2014 References edit Larry LeBlanc 6 April 1996 Jazz Singer Jeri Brown off to Fresh Start Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc pp 80 ISSN 0006 2510 Richard Cook amp Brian Morton The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 8th Edition London Penguin 2006 ISBN 0 141 02327 9External links editJazz Times review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeri Brown amp oldid 1210484142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
