If you haven’t heard Andy Brown play guitar, you’ve been deprived of deep subtle pleasures. First off, Andy loves melody: he doesn’t see George Gershwin’s composition as a series of chord changes. And he understands the song emotionally: no howling double-time arsonist passages on a love ballad. His tone is beautiful; his rhythm is steady but flexible. And he’s mastered the very difficult art of turning his guitar into the most delicate orchestra, playing what George Van Eps called “lap piano,” deftly offering the listener a melodic line that even the most jazz-phobic could follow, while offering melodic-harmonic figures that also keep the rhythm going. In some ways, he is more reminiscent of Hank Jones than of any guitarist I know. Listen and see that I do not overpraise him.
Here, Andy plays a solo guitar feature as a member of the Ben Paterson Trio at the “Live at Studio5 Jazz Series” in Evanston, IL on April 9, 2017. You can follow him here. And he’s going to be one of the two guitarists at the September Allegheny Jazz Party: the other, a newcomer named Howard Alden.
May your happiness increase!
JAZZ LIVES 
You certainly do not overpraise him, Michael. I haven’t ever heard him, but will love listening to him in the future, This is “NICE.” I just sat back and enjoyed. Thank you NM