the Larry Brown Quintet at Harford Community College

Great straight-ahead jazz! The LARRY BROWN Quintet features Larry Brown (piano), Kent Miller (bass), Dominic Smith (drums), Thad Wilson (trumpet) and Peter Fraize (tenor sax). JazzReview.com describes The Larry Brown Quintet as "Straight-ahead jazz at its best, with a forthright approach to well chosen material, supported by first rate soloists and a rock-solid rhythm section." The group’s four CDs receive airplay all over the country, as well as in Brazil, Canada, Russia, and Japan. The band, which reprises the hard-bop style of the legendary Blue Note era, was recognized by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) as the Best Jazz Group for 2009...

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Great straight-ahead jazz! The LARRY BROWN Quintet features Larry Brown (piano), Kent Miller (bass), Dominic Smith (drums), Thad Wilson (trumpet) and Peter Fraize (tenor sax). JazzReview.com describes The Larry Brown Quintet as "Straight-ahead jazz at its best, with a forthright approach to well chosen material, supported by first rate soloists and a rock-solid rhythm section." The group’s four CDs receive airplay all over the country, as well as in Brazil, Canada, Russia, and Japan. The band, which reprises the hard-bop style of the legendary Blue Note era, was recognized by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) as the Best Jazz Group for 2009. The group’s celebrated release, “Hard Bop Café” was recognized by WAMA as the Best Jazz Recording for 2006 with a Wammie award.

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