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Jeri Brown (born 1952 in Missouri) is an American living in Quebec Canada as a jazz singer, songwriter, and professor.

Jeri Brown grew up in St. Louis, where she first appeared in public at age six. In Iowa, she studied classical singing, and later appeared in the Midwestern United States and Europe. After graduating, she lived in Cleveland, where she worked with the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She performed in Ohio with the band of drummer and bandleader Bob McKee. As a consequence, she had collaborations with artists such as Ellis Marsalis, Billy Taylor and Dizzy Gillespie.

Jeri Brown then worked mainly in the jazz scene of the Cleveland area, focused on jazz standard material, wrote lyrics and collaborated with composers such as Henry Butler, Kenny Wheeler, Greg Carter and Cyrus Chestnut. In 1991, Brown signed with the Canadian Justin Time label. She has been under contract with this label since her debut album Mirage, where she was accompanied by pianist Fred Hersch and bassist Daniel Lessard. 

Jeri Brown is a recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award.



Jeri Brown - April In Paris - 1996
Jeri Brown - Firm Roots - 2003
Jeri Brown - Fresh Start - 1996
Jeri Brown - Image In The Mirror - 2001
Jeri Brown - New Wonderland-The Best Of - 2007