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Ari Brown Quartet at the Green Mill, September 19th - 20th |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
 Ari Brown Live at the Green Mill
Ari Brown, is a Chicago-based saxophonist and occasional pianist who plays hard bop and post-bop as convincingly as he plays avant-garde jazz. He has that big bold Chicago tone on tenor. Ari and his solid quartet will play at the Green Mill in Chicago on Friday, September 19th starting at 9 pm and Saturday, September 20th starting at 9 pm. A veteran of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), and Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio, Ari has been a frequent collaborator with Chicago's avant-garde musicians. Recently he has been playing with Pharoah Sanders. His latest recording as a leader, a December 2007 release on Delmark called Ari Brown Live at the Green Mill received critical acclaim. Ari will return to the Green Mill and be joined by the same rhythm section as on that CD, including Kirk Brown on piano, Josef bin Israel on bass, and Avreeayl Ra on drums.
 Ari Brown
Ari Brown was born on February 1st in 1944. Brown grew up in Chicago and attended Wilson College, where he met musicians such as Jack DeJohnette, Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, and Joseph Jarman. He played piano in R&B, blues and soul outfits int the 1960s, then switched to saxophone in 1965. Ari Brown began his musical career playing blues and R&B. In 1971 he joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), and turned his focus to jazz. During the 1970’s, Ari played with jazz giants such as Rufus Reid, and Sonny Stitt. In the 1980’s, he played with Lester Bowie, Von Freeman, Anthony Braxton, and Elvin Jones. In 1989, Brown became a member in Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio. Over the past thirty years he has become a versatile player who plays with many of Chicago's avant-garde musicians. Recently he has been playing with Pharoah Sanders. He has made three recordings as a leader on Delmark records. Kirk Brown
Ari's brother, Kirk Brown, studied at the Chicago School of Music as a child, playing recitals, solo & duo piano. He studied and performed at Malcolm X CC and Governor State U. As a member of the jazz combos at both colleges, those groups won many national jazz competitions. Professionally, he began working with Malachi Thompson in the early seventies and still works with him today as a member of his Freebop Band. He has worked with many recognized artists over the years including: the late, great saxophonist Eddie Harris; master saxophonist, Gary Bartz; avant-garde saxophonist, New Orleans', Kidd Jordan; John Coltrane's driving drummer, Elvin Jones; trumpet/historian, Wynton Marsalis; many members of the AACM(Don Moye, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams big band & more); guitarist Phil Upchurch.
The Green Mill Jazz Club is located at 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL 60640, 773.878.5552. For more information visit greenmilljazz.com.
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