"Honestly Speaking" Band members: Stafford Hunter, Trombone/Shells; Todd Bashore, Alto/Sop. Saxophone; Alex Collins, Piano; Alex Hernandez, Bass;
Chris Brown, Drums.
"Coming of Age" Band members: Zen Zadravec, Piano; Todd Bashore, Alto/Sop. Saxophone; Anibal Rojas, Tenor/Sop. Saxophone; Conrad Herwig, Trombone; Derrick Gardner, Trumpet; Kenny Davis, Bass; Alex Hernandez, Bass; Chris Brown, Drums.
"Alex Collins Trio" Band members: Alex Collins, Piano; Tom DiCarlo, Bass; Chris Brown, Drums.
Influences
Mel Brown, Ralph Peterson Jr., Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Ralph Bowen, Kenny Garrett, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Philly Jo Jones, Conrad Herwig, Freddie Hubbard, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Eric Harland, etc...
Sounds Like
Sienna Jazz Fest. (Sienna, Italy)
North Sea Jazz Fest. (Rotterdam, Holland)
"Old Fruit Market" Glasgow Jazz Fest. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Born in Beaverton, Oregon and raised in Portland, Christopher began his formal music training with piano lessons at age five. Inspired by his father, former Motown drummer and Portland jazz luminary Mel Brown, Chris added both saxophone and drums to his musical palette by age eleven. After winning numerous local awards, he gained national recognition in 1995 when his jazz trio was awarded DownBeat Magazine’s "Best High School Instrumental Group." During that same year he was invited to perform with Wynton Marsalis at Portland’s Aladdin Theater.
After graduating from Wilson High School, Brown enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for four years. He used this time to build both his musical and his networking skills-beating the streets and meeting local artists wherever the Corps sent him. In 1996, while stationed in New Orleans, he became acquainted with the Marsalis family, through whom he met many top musicians in that city and beyond. Relocated after one year to Parris Island, S.C., Brown began working with bass legend Ben Tucker. During his three years with Tucker he performed with many jazz luminaries including Buddy Defranco and Terry Gibbs.
Upon his release from active duty in 1999, Christopher moved to New Brunswick, N.J., where he completed both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Jazz Studies/Performance at Rutgers University. In the years since he has become a regular with large ensembles such as the George Gee Swing Big Band and the Next Legacy Jazz Orchestra, as well as an in-demand rhythm section player with a wide range of artists including Benny Golson, Ralph Bowen, Charles Fambrough, Darrell Grant, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Paul Bollenback, Ron Affif, John Stubblefield, Darren Barrett, Vincent Herring, Stanley Cowell, Conrad Herwig, Sean Jones, Frank Lacey, John Benitez, Lonnie Plaxico, Carla Cook, Rosana Vitro, Essiest Essiet, Don Braden, Mark Gross, Antonio Hart, Kenny Davis, John Gordon, John Ellis, Roy Hargrove, and Ronnie Matthews. Brown has also performed on saxophone with the Ralph Peterson Jr. Quintet. He currently holds down a post as the lead saxophonist in the N.J. Army National Guard Band, as well is a Professor of Jazz Theory at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
In addition to music, Brown also has a burgeoning screen career. He first appeared on film as an extra in 1993’s Mr. Holland’s Opus, and now he can be seen yet again in the 2007 blockbuster film entitled American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.
Thank you for your friendship. Please check out the my flyer for the great lineup of musicians I’m going to be working with at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 16th. I am so excited! Peace and love, Pat Holley
Thank you so much for honoring us with your precious friendship....
We hope your evening is blessed with Love and that the adventures of your Life feel like a ride
on the mystery train of Pure Joy.....Thanks again.....
wHUuT uP ??? hOPE iT'S aLL gOOD.. sTOP bY aND lISTEN tO tHA mUZIK cHECK oUT tHA vIDEOS, LEAvE uS a cOMMEnT LeT uS kNOW wHAT yOU tHInK....... tHAnK's MILITIA MUZIK
Please take a look at the eCard below and check out the lineup of great musicians who will be performing with me on June 16th at the Iridium. I am very excited!
COME CHECK ME OUT IN "IN THE SILENCE OF THE HEART"
WHERE AND WHEN: May 28 to June 14, 2009 Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (at East Tenth Street), Johnson Theater A Yangtze Repertory Theatre Production presented by Theater for the New City Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 3:00 pm. $20 general admission; seniors/students: $15.00. Box office www.theaterforthenewcity.net; reservations: 212-254-1109. Tickets can also be reserved via email: office@yangtze-rep-theatre.org. Running time 2 hours.
LISTEN 2 MEMORIES ITS ON DIS PROFILE WHEN YOU LOSE A LOVE ONE OR A CLOSE FRIEND SOMETIMES THEY MEMORIES CNT BE ERASED 2 ALL THE MY REAL PPL I LOST DAMN I WASNT 2 REAL 2 CRY ON DIS SONG TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
wasssup!? finally got all my stuff set for my Cinco de mayo booze cruise. If your interested it boards out of Jersey City liberty park at 7 pm & it includes an brand name open bar from 8p, till 12am. This includes 2 djs for the night & 1 special performance. Thats may 5th. Let me know if you need tixs their 65 bucks.
Thanks CB! Lookin forward to hitting again. I'm gonna be writing a new batch of tunes soon. I have some fresh ideas for the band, so get ready for the new sound, whatever that ends up being. We're gonna have some fun. Hope all is well man. Enjoy your time in Oregon. Peace
Hey Chris, Great photos in your album. Your demeanor on drums seems so different than on other instruments or in other settings. Peace. Christine Vitale The Group Harmony Alley WFDU-FM/89.1 - Teaneck, NJ Sundays, 6pm to 9pm Streaming live at www. wfdu. fm
A foray into the roots of the R&B vocal group historical experience!
..
