Larry Brown Quintet
Larry Brown (Piano)
Kent Miller (Bass)
Greg Holloway (Drums)
Thad Wilson (Trumpet)
Peter Fraize (Tenor Saxophone)
“This is 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.” – Peter Westbrook, jazzreview.com
Pianist Larry Brown leads one of the most accomplished straight-ahead jazz groups in the Mid-Atlantic area. Washingtonian magazine says, “Larry Brown is a pianist whose rendering of ballads is particularly moving”. The Washington Post calls him “an artist deserving of greater exposure” and says Brown “evokes the master touch”. A post be-bop jazz pianist, Larry lists his major influences as Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and Miles Davis. Recognized with Wammie Awards for Best Jazz Group for 2006, 2008, and again for 2009, Larry also received a Wammie for Best Jazz Recording in 2002 for his CD “The Long Goodbye”, recorded at National Public Radio, NPR.
