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John V. Brown Jr.

Professor of the Practice of Music
Music
Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
Biddle Music Building, Office 064, Durham, NC

Overview


Bassist, composer, producer, actor and educator John Brown is a native of Fayetteville, NC. He is a graduate of the School of Music at UNC-Greensboro, and the School of Law at UNC-Chapel Hill. John has performed for President & Mrs. Barack Obama, and at major venues and festivals in the United States and abroad with artists like Wynton, Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, Elvin Jones, Diahann Carroll, Rosemary Clooney, Cedar Walton, and Nicholas Payton. He boasts a Grammy® Nomination for his …

Office Hours


Office Hours are on Mondays and Wednesdays (from late August through late April) from 6:15-7:15 and by appointment set up via email.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of the Practice of Music · 2018 - Present Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Vice Provost for the Arts · 2020 - Present Duke University

In the News


Published March 14, 2025
John Brown to Step Down as Vice Provost for the Arts June 30
Published December 9, 2024
The ‘Congregation’ of Duke’s Jazz Vespers
Published October 3, 2024
How Duke Starts New Faculty on the Road to Success

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Recent Grants


TDE Arts - Phase 2

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2022 - 2026

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Recent Artistic Works


Quiet Time

Audio Recording Musical Composition January 1, 2013 Quiet Time

Setting Standards

Audio Recording January 1, 2010

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2000 J.D.
University of North Carolina, Greensboro · 1994 B.Mus.