"Stravinsky said that composition is selective improvisation, meaning that the same kernel of an idea that you have up on the stand as a jazz musician is the same one you write down as a composer."

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EDUCATOR

Grammy-nominated composer Chris Brubeck continues to distinguish himself as an innovative performer and composer. An award-winning composer, he is clearly tuned into the pulse of contemporary music. John von Rhein, music critic for The Chicago Tribune, calls Chris: “a composer with a real flair for lyrical melody–a 21st Century Lenny Bernstein.”

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Brubeck Brothers Quartet

Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play

SCORE & PARTS FOR PERFORMANCE

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

News
Celebrating the Classical Works of Dave Brubeck: Upcoming Live Concert and Studio Album to be Released by PARMA Recordings
Celebrating the Classical Works of Dave Brubeck: Upcoming Live Concert and Studio Album to be Released by PARMA Recordings

A new multi-year collaborative project – “The Voice of Brubeck “ – had been launched to celebrate, promote, and preserve Dave Brubeck’s symphonic, chamber, and sacred vocal music. Paul English will collaborate with Chris and Dan Brubeck to produce some of the very first arrangements of Dave Brubeck’s sacred vocal works and some new ones of his jazz masterpieces.

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“Confluence” - Premiere Adventures
“Confluence” - Premiere Adventures

Stories and video clip from the premiere of Chris Brubeck’s “Confluence” with the Memphis Symphony.

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“Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra” Premieres!
“Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra” Premieres!

My new piece, "Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra" will be premiered by the commissioner, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra on September 30.

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