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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 1, 2007 - 35 Artscene Oakville Beaver · FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2007 35 Smooth jazz transition By Andrew Fruch J places as the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. The smooth jazz genre is one that azz music is always a very person- Brown has always admired, but only al endeavour for anyone who per- recently began performing. Prior to forms it, and in keeping with that, jazz, Brown would perform mostly in one Oakville musician, has set about to the areas of classical, big band and leave her mark on the jazz scene. orchestra. As far back as Roselyn Brown can "I love jazz. The smooth jazz area is remember, music has been a constant melodic, rhythmic," said Brown. "It's a part of her life. Recently, the Oakville combination. You have the R&B, funk Arts Council memand a fair bit of influber has been using "I love jazz. The smooth jazz ence from world that life-long love of area is melodic, rhythmic. It's music." music to create her a combination. You have the It should come as debut album and no surprise that R&B, funk and a fair bit of find her own sound. Brown decided to The smooth jazz influence from world music." take the path she artist has been did. World music is recording the Roselyn Brown something that album, which is due Brown greatly out sometime this appreciates. She fall, for the past several months. believes that all music across the world According to Brown, the recording contain similarities to each other. process has not been the standard in While she continues to grow as a the studio and out as fast as possible musician, Brown continues to draw on approach. influences from the various musical "It's not been the typical experience genres, she does find herself leaning of going into the studio and recording more towards a Latin influence at the the songs. The album has been devel- moment. oping over many months to try to find "My influences are more style of the right sound. It has been a personal music than any particular artist. I learning journey." would say classical, folk and jazz have Although she is capable of playing a been my primary influences, but it variety of instruments, Brown has continues to evolve. Lately I've really decided to focus her smooth jazz been enjoying the Latin influences." around the flute and saxophone. Brown believes her musical ambiBrown has been performing in and tions are the direct result of her around Toronto with other GTA musi- upbringing in a musical family. From a cians over the last few months, with a young age, Brown has been learning to few upcoming performances being play, studying music in school as well See Passion page 37 organized for this summer at such SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Smooth jazz artist Roselyn Brown