Peter Brown CONTACT Peter Brown 613-257-2657 Website | Peter Brown Well-known local pianist/singer/songwriter Peter Brown is known for his virtuosity, soulful playing and equal facility in jazz, pop and blues styles. He has released two CDs under his own name, Marie-Claudein 2002 and Franklin Street in 2008, as well appearing on numerous CDs by other artists. Currently, Peter is the keyboardist for the New Orleans-style band Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo and leads his own jazz trio. He has toured with Canadian blues legend Dutch Mason and with former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. "Brown tackles jazz, blues, country, boogie-woogie, tango and the traditional Amazing Grace with obvious enthusiasm, great virtuosity, and an honest and practiced feel for music." Bruce Deachman — The Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 2003 "Think of a cross between A.J. Croce and Bill Evans - the pianist, not the saxophonist, and you've got Peter Brown. He's created a body of music that's plain delightful, his own compositions in particular." T. Bruce Wittet — Muzik ETC, Sept./Oct. 2003 Teaching Peter has an ARCT, Teacher's Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. He has been teaching piano since 1975. His specialty is teaching improvised piano styles (pop, blues and jazz), but Peter also teaches classical piano and theory up to Grade Nine Conservatory level. Peter has taught several self-designed courses in Piano Playing By Ear for the Ottawa Board of Education's Continuing Education programs. |
