Steve Brown is a jazz guitarist

Jazz guitarist

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, composer

Composer

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, arranger

Arranger

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, and educator. He was the Director of Jazz Studies at Ithaca College

Ithaca College

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, a position he held for 40 years until his retirement in 2008. He is an active performer, composer, and arranger, often appearing with his group, "The Steve Brown Quartet." Brown has played with such musicians as Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith (musician)

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, Paquito D'Rivera

Paquito D'Rivera

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, Chuck Mangione

Chuck Mangione

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, Phil Woods

Phil Woods

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, and Ray Charles

Ray Charles

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. Brown was a member of Chuck Israels

Chuck Israels

Charles H. "Chuck" Israels is a composer, arranger, and bassist who is best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. He has also worked with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, J. J. Johnson, John Coltrane and many others.-Biography:Chuck Israels was...

' National Jazz Ensemble, and toured the United States and Europe numerous times.

Brown married Barbara Diane Katz July 11, 1976, Jamesburgh, New York.

See also

• Ray Brown (brother)
• Jazz education
  Jazz Education
  - Non-academic :* ca. 1890: Jenkins Orphanage Bands. The Rev. Daniel Joseph Jenkins established an orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina.* 1890s: Alpha Cottage School An orphanage in Kingston, Jamaica offering a music programme....
  
  — scroll down to "Academic" 1939; re: Glenn Earl Brown (Steve's father)