Richmond Jazz Society’s Guest Educators Series Presents Jazz Trumpeter TOM BROWNE “A Tribute to Miles Davis!” Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7PM Doors open at 6PM Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall 623 East Main Street Free Deck Parking at 6th & Main Fully Accessible Full Service Restaurant Smoke-free Environment Advance Tickets on Sale January 5 […]

December 17, 2008; 5:40 PM • by Dean Christesen

Richmond Jazz Society’s Guest Educators Series

Presents

Jazz Trumpeter

TOM BROWNE

“A Tribute to Miles Davis!”

Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7PM

Doors open at 6PM

Capital Ale House

Downtown Music Hall

623 East Main Street

Free Deck Parking at 6th & Main

Fully Accessible

Full Service Restaurant

Smoke-free Environment

Advance Tickets on Sale January 5

$15 Advance RJS members, Students & Altria Employees –

Call RJS at 804-643-1972 – Credit Card only

$20 General Public – online at www.capitalalehouse.com

$25 Everyone Day of the Show

For more info contact RJS at (804) 643-1972 or info@vajazz.org

Major support for this and other RJS programs is provided by The Community Foundation – Serving Richmond and Central Virginia, Chevron Corporation, The Altria Group, Inc., The Arts & Cultural Funding Consortium: The City of Richmond and the Counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico, The Virginia Commission for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, Verizon, Bank of America, and The ArtsFund & Its Major Investors.

Who is Tom Browne?

Though probably best known for his commercial hit “Funkin’ for Jamaica”, Tom Browne has received awards

and much critical acclaim for his “warm trumpet” sound in both contemporary and classic Jazz. As a regular on the New York Jazz scene he learned first hand from Jazz giants such as Woody Shaw and Freddie Hubbard. His debut release “Browne Sugar” (1979) dominated the Jazz charts for many weeks. His follow-up records “Love Approach” and “Magic” each earned gold status. He received awards for Best Instrumentalist, Best Jazz Cross-over Artist, Best Jazz Artist-Trumpet and Best Jazz Solo Album from Billboard. Browne took a hiatus from music in the 80’s and became a commercial airline pilot. He returned to the Jazz scene recording several CDs throughout the nineties in a “straight ahead Jazz” setting with Ron Carter, Idris Muhammad and Billy Childs which received outstanding Jazziz Magazine reviews.

Browne, currently touring with the Superstars of Jazz Fusion featuring Roy Ayers, and Richmond’s Lonnie Liston Smith, is also preparing for a “Tribute to Miles Davis” Tour featuring Patrice Rushen, Everette Harp, Wayne Henderson, N’dugu Chancler and Charles “Buster” Williams.

Richmond Jazz Society’s trio featuring Dr. Weldon Hill on piano will accompany.

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