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Chris Brown Quartet at Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant
Courtesy of The New Brunswick Jazz Project | Posted on September 18, 2010
Where
Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant
338 George St
New Brunswick, NJ
Map
(732) 545-5115
When
Thu, October 7, 2010
7:30-10:30PM
At Door
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Musicians
About
The Chris Brown Quartet
Drummer Chris Brown featuring Joel Frahm on tenor sax, Alex Collins on piano
and Yasushi Nakamura on bass.
Chris Brown, was born in Beaverton, Oregon and raised in Portland. He began his formal music training with piano lessons and inspired by his father, former Motown drummer and Portland jazz luminary, Mel Brown, Chris added sax and drums to his musical palette by age eleven. His jazz trio was awarded DownBeat Magazine’s “Best High School Instrumental Group.” Chris joined the U.S. Marine Corps and during his four years of active duty built his musical skills and worked with local artists wherever he was assigned, including the legendary Marsalis family in New Orleans...