| Boyce Brown | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Boyce Brown |
| Born | April 10, 1910 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | January 30, 1959 (aged 48) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Saxophonist |
| Instruments | Alto saxophone |
| Associated acts | Wingy Manone |
Boyce Brown (April 16, 1910 – January 30, 1959) was an American jazz dixieland alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.
Brown worked with Wingy Manone, Paul Mares and Danny Alvin. His best-known recordings are a 1935 session with Paul Mares and his Friars Society Orchestra and a 1939 session with Jimmy McPartland & his Jazz Band, which was first released as part of Decca's Chicago Jazz album. In both sessions, Brown demonstrates a driving, harmonically advanced style. In 1953 Brown entered a monastery, and returned in 1956 to release his one and only album as Brother Matthew, backed by a band organised by Eddie Condon.
Article about Boyce by Michael Steinman, from his blog 'Jazz Lives': http://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/blues-for-boyce/