Lanark-based jazz and blues pianist-singer Peter Brown has performed at the Ottawa Jazz Festival nine years running. He has toured with Canadian blues legend Dutch Mason American blues artist Sherman Robertson and with former Rolling Stones Guitarist Mick Taylor and was the keyboardist for Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo for 17 years. For many years he served as pianist/band leader/arranger for the Mississippi Mudds theatre company in Carleton Place, accompanist for the Town Singers of Carleton Place  and as pianist for the Stone Fence Theatre Company in Eganville. He has released 3 jazz CDs under his own name, Marie-Claude (2002), Franklin Street (2008) and Beautiful Love (2014), as well as recording with many other artists. His blues/rock band The Rockerfellas released their debut CD, The Rockafellas in 2015.

Career Highlights

• Peter Brown Jazz Quartet/Quintet played the Merrickville Jazz Festival, 2014 and the Stewart Park Festival, 2015
• Peter Brown Jazz Trio played at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival every year from 2003 to 2011 and again in 2016 and 2017
• played the Ottawa Bluesfest every year from 1998 to 2011 with Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo
• keyboard player, singer, songwriter, actor for Stone Fence Theatre, from 2009
• has composed and performed more 300 choral arrangements of popular tunes since 1999
• piano accompanist and occasional choral arranger for the Town Singers of Carleton Place, from 2008
• toured with former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, 2003
• backed Texas blues guitar great Sherman Robertson, 2002
• co-founder and keyboardist for the Mississippi Blues Society of Carleton Place, Ontario, 2001 to 2012
• piano accompanist, bandleader and choral arranger for the Mississippi Mudds theatre company, 1994 to 2015
• worked with the legendary Canadian blues singer, Dutch Mason, 1993 to 1997
• backed Chicago blues saxophone legend, C. Reed, 1993 

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There are very few venues in the Ottawa area where Roxy Swan has not performed, from small clubs to festivals. Highlights include:

• A cross Canada tour with “Past Forgetting” a musical production timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D-Day. The tour wrapped up with final performances at Massey Hall and the National Arts Centre.
• Canada Day performance on Parliament Hill providing backing vocals to various Canadian artists including Amanda Marshall
• A variety of Concerts providing backing vocals to Michael Bolton, Luba, Veronique Belliveau, Billy Newton-Davis and Michelle Wright
• Casino de Lac Leamy performing Jazz at the Bell Sens Soiree
• 2 time finalist in the CKBY Talent Search Contest
• Finalist in the Cher CHEZ 106 Talent Search Contest

Roxy lives with her family in the Lanark Highlands. A few years ago, she started working with another established Ottawa musician, the pianist Peter Brown, now also a Lanark Highlands resident. Their jazzy duo – Peter on piano/vocals and Roxy on vocals/snare drum/flute – is adept at creating a full sound with just two musicians, while covering swinging and funky jazz, blues, and originals.

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