Peter Brown has a reputation as one of the best keyboard players for pop, jazz and blues in the greater Ottawa area. He has been playing piano and other keyboards professionally for the past 25 years.

Peter is a polished and soulful performer in styles ranging from Chicago blues to boogie to bebop to country. He is valued as a member of the many bands he works with for his virtuoso "chops", strong rhythmic drive, exciting solos, and the ability to support and inspire the musicians he plays with.

career highlights

  • playing with former Rolling Stone, Mick Taylor, on his Canadian tour, August, 2003

  • opening for B.B. King at an Ottawa concert

  • working with the legendary Canadian blues singer, Dutch Mason

  • backing Chicago blues saxophone legend, A.C. Reed

  • backing Texas blues guitar great, Sherman Robertson

  • appearances at numerous music festivals in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, Alberta, and New York State

recording credits

  • CDs with Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo, The Boppin' Blues Band, Drew Nelson, and Ottawa singer/songwriter Elyssa Mahoney. Some of Peter's original songs appear on two of the Boppin' Blues CDs, as well as the latest CD by Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo

  • A Peter Brown solo CD, "Marie-Claude" was released in November, 2002 to critical acclaim and followed up in 2008 with "Franklin Street"(see Press page)

career accomplishments

  • playing jazz and blues keyboards for 35 years

  • teaching classical piano since 1975

  • teaching improvised piano styles (jazz, blues, pop) since 1983

  • designed and taught a "Piano Playing By Ear" course for adults for the Ottawa Board of Education, Continuing Education department, from 1990 to 1998

  • designed and taught a Popular Piano course for children for the Ottawa Board of Education, Extracurricular Creative Arts department, from 1992 to 1998

playing experience as a leader/soloist/co-leader

  • Peter Principle (Peter Brown & Peter Newsom)

  • Peter Brown Trio

keyboardist experience

  • Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo, 1997—present

  • Shameless Blues, 2007—present

  • Bluesbrokers, 1997—2000

  • Boppin' Blues Band, 1995—1999

  • The Hurricanes, 1991—1998

  • Dutch Mason, 1993—1997

  • Drew Nelson Band, 1993—1995

  • Andrea Karam Trio (jazz) 1991—1994

  • 5:15 House Band (jazz fusion) 1988—1991

mississippi blues society

  • Peter co-founded this innovative live music society in 2001. The "Society" sponsors performances in a number of venues throughout Ottawa and the valley.

instruments

  • Peter is experienced on pianos, synthesizers, and organs

musical education

  • A.R.C.T. diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, 1975







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