CHRIS BROWN
Musician/Model

Hair Color (Black)
Eye Color (Brown)
Height (5’10”)
Shirt (Large)
Shoe Size (10W)

FILM:

Band member extra in the 1995 film “Mr. Holland’s Opus” starring: Richard Dreyfuss. Directed by Stephen Herek (location: Portland, Ore.)
Band member extra (Organist & Drummer) in the 2007 film “American Gangster” starring: Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe. Directed by Ridley Scott (location: NYC)

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:

(2001) Drummer w/Jazz Legend Benny Golson @ Blues Alley (Washington, DC.)(2002) Harmony Hall’s 5th Anniversary Celebration (Fukui, Japan) (Drummer w/Rutgers University Big Band).
(2003) Drummer for Ray Charles performance @ the Trenton War Memorial (NJ.)
(2006) Summer European Tour as the drummer for the Roy Hargrove Quintet. Venues include: North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam, Holland), Nice Jazz Festival (Nice, France), Ancona Jazz Festival (Ancona, Italy), Teano Jazz Festival (Teano, Italy), Glasgow International Jazz Festival (Glasgow, Scotland), New Morning Jazz Café (Paris, France), etc.
(2007) PDX Jazz Fest. (drummer/headliner)
(2009) PDX Jazz Fest. (saxophonist/headliner)
(2010) Drummer for an Eastern European Tour w/Zdenek Kansky (local venues)
(2010) Cathedral Park Jazz Fest. (Portland, Ore.) (drummer/saxophonist/headliner)

OTHER:

(1995) Voted best high school combo by Down Beat Magazine (Wilson High School)
(2002) Pee Wee Russell Scholarship winner (NJ. Jazz Society).
(2003/2005) Intercollegiate all-star big band performance at the NJ Music Educators Association annual convention. (East Brunswick, NJ.)
(2007) Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Institute “artist of the year” (Portland, Ore.)

EDUCATION:

(Jan-June 1996) Certificate of Completion, Armed Forces School of Music. (Norfolk, VA.)
Courses included: Ear Training, Classical Theory, Marching, Ensembles, private lessons.
(2004) Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ.)
Courses included: Ear Training, Classical/Jazz Theory, Ensembles, Jazz Comp./Arr., Improv, World Music History, private lessons.
(2004-2006) Master’s of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ.)
Courses included: Ensembles, Jazz History, Jazz Comp./Arr., Improv., private lessons.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Tennis, Drums, Saxophone, Piano