Eddie Brown

EDDIE BROWN (1917-1992) from Omaha, Nebraska,  appeared as a young artist in the Bill Robinson Revue in Harlem and with  jazz greats Billie Holiday and Joe Turner. He performed with Dizzy  Gillespie, Cal Tjader, and George Shearing, and at jazz clubs and tap  festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, France, and Africa. For five  years, he had a featured role in the San Francisco production of Jon  Hendricks’ “Evolution of the Blues.” Renowned for his ‘ad lib’  style, he became a primary influence on the resurgence of rhythm tap on  the West Coast in his teaching and mentoring in San Francisco and later  Los Angeles. His inspiration continued in his Guest Artist appearances  with Rhapsody in Taps, Jazz Tap Ensemble, and in his celebrated  “Saturday classes” at the Embassy Theater in downtown L.A. ‘Scientific Rhythms’ the documentary created by Sharon Arslanian, is an up close look at Eddie’s methods and his gift for improvisation.

Eddie Brown’s “B.S. Chorus” is included in its entirety on  disc 3. He created this choreography with the intention that it be  passed down from dancer to dancer. Also on disc 3 are excerpts of “DOXY” which Eddie created exclusively for the Jazz Tap Ensemble. “Doxy” was  so enjoyable to perform that it became a repertory favorite and was  performed by almost every dancer in the company for over twenty years.

Source: Jazz Tap Ensemble (JTE)

More information: jazztapensemblelegacy.org