Steve Brown

Guitarist/composer/arranger Steve Brown is recently retired as Professor of Music and Director of the Jazz Studies Program at Ithaca (NY) College. He has four recordings available under his own leadership, and has performed and/or recorded with Chuck Israels, Ray Brown, Chuck Mangione, Danny D’Imperio, Steve Gilmore, Miles Brown, Billy Hart, Bobby Watson, Bill Goodwin, Jimmy Smith, Barry Harris, Gerry Niewood, and others. He is co-author with Ray Brown of an instructional book and recording entitled “An Introduction To Jazz Improvisation” published by Brown Cats Productions. His writing projects have included commissions for the Hal Galper Trio, the U.S. Airmen of Note, the Celebration of the Arts Jazz Festival (COTA Cats) featuring himself and Phil Woods, and a piece for Harvard University.