What is Brian Browne?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Brian Browne | image = Brian browne trio.jpg | landscape = yes | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1937|03|16}} | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada | death_date={{death date and age|2018|6|5|1937|3|16}} | death_place=[[Kanata, Ontario]], Canada | instrument = Piano | genre = [[Jazz]] | occupation = Musician, composer | years_active = 1956–2018 | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[RCA Victor]], [[JazzImage]], [[Triplet Records|Triplet]] | website = [http://www.brianbrowne.com/ brianbrowne.com] }} '''Brian Browne''' (March 16, 1937 – June 5, 2018) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Browne began performing in popular jazz venues in Ottawa and Toronto, and appearing in national weekly CBC Radio programs ''Adventures in Rhythm'', ''The Browne Beat'',<ref>http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/Catalogue/Musicians/KO/10225/Default {{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref> ''Nightcap'', ''Jazz Canada'' and others.<ref>[http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/J.html CBC Television Series, 1952–1982] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000000/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/J.html |date=2015-06-01 }}</ref> His group, the Brian Browne Trio, performed as the house band on the CTV musical variety program ''The River Inn''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829029/|title=River Inn|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In 1969 Browne appeared as one of four featured pianists, including [[Bill Evans]], [[Erroll Garner]] and [[Marian McPartland]], on the CBC television special ''The Jazz Piano''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/jazzblog/archive/2009/11/10/brian-browne-in-action-in-1969-and-2008.aspx |title=Opinion - Blogs - Our blogs have moved! |access-date=2010-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710023828/http://communities.canada.com/ottawaci