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Garnett Brown

Garnett Pompilius Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Garnett Brown was born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA. In 1974 he won the Down Beat Reader's poll for trombonist, and appears on the classic 1976 recording Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again..Live. Brown did some work in film and television composition due to his training in the field.

Garnett Brown

Name
Garnett Brown
Born
31 January 1936
Birthplace
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
9 October 2021
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Trombonist
Nationality
Garnett Brown is recorded as a citizen of United States.

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Garnett Pompilius Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Garnett Brown was born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA. In 1974 he won the Down Beat Reader's poll for trombonist, and appears on the classic 1976 recording Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again..Live. Brown did some work in film and television composition due to his training in the field.

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