Marshall Brown (musician)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Marshall Brown

| image =

| caption =

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Marshall Richard Brown

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|12|21}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|12|13 |1920|12|21 |mf=yes}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician, teacher

| years_active = 1950s–1980

| associated_acts = Pee Wee Russell

}}

Marshall Richard Brown (December 21, 1920 – December 13, 1983){{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=344/5}} was an American jazz valve trombonist and teacher.

Career

Brown graduated from New York University with a degree in music.{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Marshall Brown |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marshall-brown-mn0000853508 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=15 March 2020}} He was a band teacher in New York City schools, and one of his school bands performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 1950s. With George Wein, he went to Europe to look for musicians for the International Youth Band. In the late 1950s he started the Newport Youth Band. His students included Eddie Gomez, Duško Gojković, George Gruntz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jimmy Owens, and Gabor Szabo. He worked with Ruby Braff, Bobby Hackett, Lee Konitz, and Pee Wee Russell.