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ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards 2004/2005
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24, New Orleans, LA
Maurice Brown was born on January 6th, 1981, in Harvey, Illinois. His first instrument was the trumpet, for which he found a natural affinity. While still in high school, Maurice's hard work and rapid progress landed him the opportunity to perform with Ramsey Lewis at Symphony Center in Chicago. After receiving a rave review from The Chicago Tribune, Maurice began to be recognized by jazz musicians and critics. Despite his youth, he has played with many respected jazz veterans and jazz contemporaries such as Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin, Lenny White, Curtis Fuller, Ellis Marsalis, Steve Nelson, Loni Plaxico, Mulgrew Miller, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Stefon Harris. In addition, Maurice has recorded as a sideman with Fred Anderson, Young Bleed, Roy Hargrove, Michelle Carr, George Freeman, and Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons.
In June of 2001, Maurice won first place in the National Miles Davis Trumpet Competition, held in St. Louis, Missouri. In August of 2004, at age 23, Maurice released his first album as a leader, entitled Hip To Bop. He is currently active in jazz performance nationwide, garnering acknowledgement and praise everywhere he plays. In New Orleans, where he currently resides, the Maurice Brown Quintet appears weekly at Snug Harbor Bistro, New Orleans' premier jazz club. At such a fertile point in his early career, Maurice expresses a humble desire for musical progress, stating in his usual affable manner, "I just want to get better every day."
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