Brian Brown (musician)

Brian Brown
OAM
Birth nameBrian Ernest Austin Brown
Born(1933-12-29)29 December 1933
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 79)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresJazz
Occupations
  • Musician
  • educator
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1955–1998
SpouseRos McMillan
Websitebrianbrown.com.au

Brian Ernest Austin Brown OAM (29 December 1933 – 28 January 2013) was an Australian jazz musician and educator. He played the soprano and tenor saxophones, flutes, synthesisers (including the WX5 wind synthesiser), panpipes and a leather bowhorn (designed by Garry Greenwood). In 1993 Brown was awarded the Order of Australia for service to the performing arts as a jazz performer, educator and composer.

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