Scott Brown, Program Director 

 director@rooseveltjazz.org 

Director's Comments Inside Liner Notes  from the CD Bringing Down the House

Named “Jazz Educator of the Year” by Downbeat Magazine in 2004, Scott Brown has directed Roosevelt’s jazz program for 22 years. He grew up in south Seattle, attended Dunlap Elementary School, then moved to Bainbridge Island, where he attended Wilkes Elementary, Commodore Middle School, and graduated from Bainbridge High School. Subsequently, he graduated from the University of Washington. He is a faculty member for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s summer academy for band directors. His awards include the 2002 Washington State Christa McAuliffe Washington Educator Award, the PONCHO Outstanding Music and Arts Educator Award in 2003, and a 2007 KCTS Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education.

Scott is a trombonist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra. As a result of his inspiring leadership, many of his students go on to study jazz in college, and become professional musicians and educators themselves.