“Employing Empathy, Shooting for Artistry, Talking Truth” Mass media creates music stars whose talent and vision varies and is at times altogether absent. But alongside these commercialized voices are original talents who shine brightly spreading their gifts throughout the world. I would like to take the opportunity to highlight one […]
For Anthony Brown the art of music must carry a purpose, a politic, a call to action and/or a healing. I ended this interview with him talking about current and upcoming work. I always enjoy your performances but the recent iteration of Max Roach’s We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, and […]
I have known and worked with Anthony Brown for decades. He has always been a musician with a vision that embraced and transcended his art form. A grammy nominated composer, arranger, drummer/percussionist and recording artist, he tours nationally and internationally and always includes his world view and life imperatives as a […]
A question that I often hear these days is “how did we get here?” Here politically in this country, here individually in our lives, here globally looking at the millions of families who flee war, face famine. Yet the line from there to here only needs a look at the […]
