Background
Rob was born in Hampton, Virginia.
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Rob Brown
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He eventually studied at Berklee College for two years and worked privately with both Joe Viola and John LaPorta.
Career
He started playing saxophone at the age of 12 or 13. His first gigs were with a local Virginia and swing band. After a year on the west coast, Brown bounced back to Boston, where he met pianist Matthew Shipp.
Rob take the train to Philly once a week to study with him for a year and a half.
His first issued recording was the duet with Shipp Sonic Explorations and since then has been actively leading groups or working as a sideman with Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey, Joe Morris and Steve Swell. In 2006 Rob was awarded a Chamber Music America New Works grant.
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