associated_acts notable_instruments birth_place background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
stan kenton trumpet oceanside , new york non_vocal_instrumentalist trumpet 07 november 1946 big band jazz raymond harry brown
 raymond harry brown composer , arranger , collegiate educator , jazz trumpeter
raymond harry brown

raymond harry brown -lrb- aka ray brown -rrb- -lrb- born 1946 -rrb- is an american composer , arranger , trumpet player , and jazz educator .
he has performed as trumpet player and arranged music for stan kenton -lrb- early 1970s -rrb- , bill watrous , bill berry , frank capp -- nat pierce -lrb- juggernaut big band -rrb- , and the full faith and credit big band .
brown joined kenton in september 1971 , succeeding gary lee pack 1950 ; director of jazz studies -lrb- retired -rrb- , university of southern maine , holding the jazz trumpet chair and serving as an improv clinician .
the kenton trumpet section included mike vax , jay saunders , and dennis noday .
brown also contributed arrangements for kenton , including `` mi burrito '' and `` neverbird . ''
brown remained with the kenton orchestra until november 1972 .
before joining the kenton orchestra , brown had served as arranger and trumpeter with the studio band of the the united states army field band at fort meade , maryland -lrb- 1968 -- 71 -rrb- .
his tenure with the army band and kenton coincided closely with that of jay saunders -- trumpet player , and jazz educator , who , while with the kenton orchestra , eventually played lead trumpet .
brown also has performed with mundell lowe , leroy vinnegar , ray brown -lrb- jazz double-bassist -rrb- , thad jones , jimmy heath , steve gadd , and billy hart .
brown conducted the recording session of the roy hargrove quintet entitled `` roy hargrove with strings , moment to moment , '' released may 2000 on verve .
he has appeared at the monterey jazz festival frequently as conductor of his wife susan cahill brown 's monterey jazz festival chamber orchestra in collaboration with charlie haden , kenny barron , michael brecker , ralph towner , gary burton , and terence blanchard .
brown currently leads his own big band , the great big band , which has performed at the monterey jazz festival , the san jose jazz festival , the santa cruz jazz festival , the lake tahoe music festival , as well as jazz venues in the san francisco bay area .
ray is currently on the faculty of cabrillo college in aptos , california , teaching jazz improvisation , arranging , and jazz ensembles .
