"If Uncertain Living is an indication, The Britton Brothers are likely to leave an indelible mark
on the music scene." - Woodrow Wilkins (AllAboutJazz.com)In 2010 the Britton Brothers released their debut album, Uncertain Living, to critical acclaim from various music critics and celebrated the release with a packed in crowd and a guest performance by saxophone legend, Chris Potter. One critic described the record and the group, "Uncertain Living shows that the Brittons and their band are clearly ready for prime time – the playing here is marvelous and the writing is even better: slightly quirky and very original while maintaining firm roots in the jazz tradition... these guys are for real." - Dave Wayne (JazzReview.com). The group has kept busy since then touring the northeastern U.S., gigging in and around NYC and continuing the process of writing and performing new music. The group and its music has grown, and they plan to take their new artistry into the recording studio during 2011.
www.thebrittonbrothers.com
Ben Britton, hailed as a "true improviser" by Walt Weiskopf, has shared the stage with noted musicians including John Clayton, Dick Oatts, Candido Camero, Bobby Sanabria, Walt Weiskopf, and Nina Beilina and her group Bachanalia. Britton's performance career includes performances at the Kennedy Center, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, Merkin Hall, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Binghamton University, the Arundel Jazz Festival and jazz clubs across New England.
Currently, Britton is an adjunct professor at Montgomery County Community College, and has given clinics at both the university and high school level. He received his masters degree from Manhattan School of Music, and he received his bachelors degree from Eastman School of Music. Along the way he has studied with some of the best living saxophonists including Chris Potter, George Garzone, Steve Wilson, Rich Perry, and Walt Weiskopf. Britton resides in Pottstown, PA with his wife and their five children.
www.benbrittonjazz.com
John Britton, performer, teacher, and composer, is a passionate musician with many years of experience both on trumpet and piano. He is a graduate of the renowned Eastman School of Music, with a focus in Jazz Studies. John has been a featured trumpet soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Naval Academy Concert Band, and renowned jazz ensembles such as the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and the Telluride Jazz All-Stars.
John has helped teach trumpet to younger students in high schools and middle schools on the East and West Coast. He is currently a mentor for the Stanford Jazz Workshop teaching jazz trumpet. John has studied over the years with talented and helpful educators and performers, including Clay Jenkins, Douglas Prosser, John Babcock, Langston Fitzgerald, and Terrell Stafford.
www.johnnybritton.com
Anna Britton is a violinist and teacher based out of New York City, where she has performed and taught over the past 4 years. She has performed with the Mannes Orchestra throughout the region, most notably at Carnegie Hall. She has performed as a soloist with the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra on the Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 by Aleander Glazunov, with The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on the Mozart Concerto No. 4, and she has most recently performed the Frank Violin Sonata in the DC area. Her performance career has taken her all over the globe including China and Italy and various U.S. performances.
Anna is an alumni from Mannes College with a degree in Violin performance. She studies with Nina Beilina, world renown violinist, and also other renown performers and teachers Regis Iandiorio, Angelo Gatto, Emil Chudnovusky, and Dr. Phillip Butts. Currently, Anna teaches violin at the Yamaha Music store in New York and is continuing her studies in NYC.
annie_britton@yahoo.com
Christina Britton is a classically trained soprano. She performs solo classical, jazz and pop in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. She has also had performing opportunities on the east coast and in Europe. She currently directs a vocal ensemble, Femmes de Chansons, that performs in the College Park area as well as a community church choir. Christina is a junior at the University of Maryland studying vocal performance and music education. She performs with University of Maryland Chamber Singers, Femmes de Chansons and studies with renowned soprano Carmen Balthrop.
christina.britton@gmail.com
Ontario has a passion for iPhone and iPad development, and for teaching all aspects of it. He's been a full-time iOS developer since 2008, contributing to more than a dozen apps on the store. Before that he developed 3D video games and award-winning cinema-quality graphics.
Ontario designed and programmed Clever Coding's "Paper Pilot", which was in the Top 10 apps in Apple's app stores in the US and around the world. He also implemented the critically acclaimed Ping Pong Battle for iPad, featured on TechCrunch and primetime television. His recent Carl Bloch iPad tour was described as "way ahead of the game" by the American Association of Museums in DC. He is a contributing author to a SIGGRAPH short paper on tree animation.
www.ontariobritton.com
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