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Background information | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | March 16, 1937
Died | June 5, 2018 Kanata, Ontario, Canada | (aged 81)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1956–2018 |
Labels | Capitol, RCA Victor, JazzImage, Triplet |
Website | brianbrowne.com |
Brian Browne (March 16, 1937 – June 5, 2018) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Browne began performing in popular jazz venues in Ottawa and Toronto, and appearing in national weekly CBC Radio programs Adventures in Rhythm, The Browne Beat,[1] Nightcap, Jazz Canada and others.[2] His group, the Brian Browne Trio, performed as the house band on the CTV musical variety program The River Inn.[3] In 1969 Browne appeared as one of four featured pianists, including Bill Evans, Erroll Garner and Marian McPartland, on the CBC television special The Jazz Piano.[4]
Browne has recorded 11 albums on Capitol Records,[5] RCA Victor, CBC JazzImage, and Sea Jam Recordings (now Triplet Records). He died of lung and throat cancer on June 5, 2018.[6]