Garnett Brown

Garnett Pompilius Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth, Wind and Fire and others.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA. In 1974, he won the Down Beat Reader's poll for trombonist, and appeared on the classic 1976 recording Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live.

Brown did some work in film and television composition due to his training in the field. In 1989, he was the conductor and orchestrator for Harlem Nights.

Coincident with Kenny Burrell joining UCLA as Director of Jazz Studies in 1996, Brown co-led UCLA Jazz Ensemble I with John Clayton.

Brown did some work in film and television composition due to his training in the field. In 1989, he was the conductor and orchestrator for Harlem Nights.

Brown died in Los Angeles on October 9, 2021, at 85. At the time of his death, he was retired and had been diagnosed with dementia.