Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and had piano lessons from the age of eight. After noticing how many pianists attended his high school, he thought of taking up the trombone, but was ...

Ray Brown- bass; Herb Ellis, John Collins- guitar; Harry "Sweets" Edison- trumpet; Plas Johnson, Ralph Moore- tenor saxophone; Monty Alexander, Hank Jones, Gene Harris, Jimmy Rowles, George Duke- ...

Photographers were inspired by the cool sensibilities of jazz musicians as they practiced their craft. Learn more about jazz and the birth of cool in the National Portrait Gallery's online exhibition ...

Spanning 70 years and towering roles as a musician, songwriter/ composer, producer, arranger, entrepreneur and more, Quincy ...

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The 91-year-old jazz ... K Brown were among those commenting messages of support on her post. Born on March 14 1933 in ...

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Darrell Ray Brown, founder and CEO of The Rewirement Project, leverages his illustrious 47-year career as a senior banking executive and DEIA advocate. At US Bank, he played a pivotal role in ...

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