February 12, 2009
John Brown Quintet |
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Creating a nice mix of hard driving, bebop-influenced swing, and straight-ahead jazz, this band has fresh approaches to classisc tunes and pleases all of the senses of the traditional jazz lover.
John Brown is a native of Fayetteville, NC and is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently serves as Professor and Director of the Jazz Program at Duke University, and serves part time on the faculties of UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. When he was very young, John took piano lessons from Frances Hunter (a close family friend) and then began studying the bass when he was just 9 years old with Susan Ellington. He has been performing ever since. John began performing with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra at thirteen, and was playing Principal Bass with that orchestra while still in high school. At UNC-Greensboro, he studied bass with Jack Budrow, and while still an undergraduate, he began performing regularly with the North Carolina Symphony.
Grammy-nominated John Brown has performed in the U.S. and abroad with artists including Wynton Marsalis, 
Diahann Carroll, Neil Carter, Rosemary Clooney, Lou Donaldson, Frank Foster, and others. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl and at major jazz festivals.
The John Brown Quintet’s acclaimed 2007 CD, Terms of Art, a tribute to the music of Art Blakey, reached #8 on the U.S. JazzWeek charts.
This year they will release two new recordings, a collection of romantic ballads and an eclectic collection of jazz arrangements of familiar nursery rhymes entitled “Swingin’ in the Crib”.
Creating a nice mix of hard driving, bebop-influenced swing, and straight-ahead jazz, this band has fresh approaches to classisc tunes and pleases all of the senses of the traditional jazz lover.
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February 12, 2009
Hors d’oeuvres
Caesar Salad
Crab Crusted Salmon
Saffron Cous Cous & Vegetable Medley
White Chocolate Raspberry Crème Brulee
Coffee, tea and assorted breads
** Menu may be altered for the chef to take advantage of fresh accompaniments
For requests due to dietary restrictions
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