BIOGRAPHY OVERVIEW
Brian Murphy is a Grammy Award Winning, Internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and arranger who has recorded and performed extensively in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and the U.S.A. with many of the world’s most renowned Jazz artists.
ARTIST ASSOCIATIONS
Brian has been associated as music director/accompanist with artists as diverse as
Wynton Marsalis,
Mark Murphy,
Sheila Jordan,
Diana Krall,
Arturo Sandoval,
Paquito D’Rivera,
Tom Scott,
Woody Shaw,
Mark O’Connor,
Albert Collins,
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson,
Jimmy Witherspoon,
Kevin Mahogany,
Vivian Reed,
The Dance Theatre of Harlem, David Liebman,
Bob Berg,
Eddie Daniels,
Plas Johnson,
Wycliffe Gordon,
Jackie Paris,
Dame Shirley Bassey,
Lucie Arnaz,
Engelbert Humperdinck,
Jack Jones,
Bernadette Peters,
Julie Budd,
Nigel Kennedy,
Caroline Rocher,
The Diamonds,
Hal Linden,
Regis Philbin,
Susan Lucci
and many others.
TITO PUENTE
Brian has created/supervised/recorded many special arrangements for the King of Latin Music, Tito Puente, and was honorably noted, along with Tito, in the Salsa Guidebook by Rebeca Mauleon. Their arrangement of Straight No Chaser is cited as a reference for converting a non-clavé melody into clavé.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Brian has performed all over the world with artists of note for many distinguished guests including Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales,
Prince Andrew and
the Duchess of York,
Faye Dunaway,
Esteé Lauder,
Sir Edmund Hillary,
Oscar Peterson,
Bono (U2),
Shirley Horn,
Israel “Cachao” Lopez,
the Dalai Lama and others.
CONTACT INFO.
Cell:
305-333-1882
Website:
http://www.brianmurphymusic.com
Email: brianmurphymusic2020@gmail.com
OSHER LIFELONG
LEARNING INSTITUTE
Brian began his latest career choice as a lecturer at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Miami in 2013 and he has branched out to Nova Southeastern University and The Palace in Coral Gables and Kendall.
He has lectured on numerous topics such as:
"The Evolution of Piano Styles", Spring 1 2016
"The Beatles", Spring 1 2017, 2023
"The Rat Pack", Spring 2 2017
"The Rolling Stones",
Summer 1 2017
"Remarkable Women In Music”, Summer 2 2017
"The Very Best Of Broadway"
Fall 2, 2017
"The Great Arrangers"
Spring 1 , 2018
"Talk Shows" Spring 2, 2018
"A History Of Country Music" Summer 1, 2018
"Musicals In The Movies”,
Fall 2 2018
"From Berlin To Bacharach" Summer 1 and 2, 2019
(Great Popular Music Composers),
"Legends Of The Silver Screen"
Fall 1 , 2023
"The Big Bands -Swingin' On A Star" Summer 1, 2020
"Led Zeppelin" Fall 2, 2020
“Sinatra” Spring 2, 2021
"The Great Lyricists" Fall 1, 2021
"Duke Ellington, Life and Legacy" Fall 2 2021
Music Of The 1960s" - Parts 1 and 2, Spring 1 and 2, 2019, 2022
"The Wonderful World Of
Louis Armstrong" - Spring 1, 2022
"Great Singers/Songwriters Parts 1 and 2 - Summer 1 and 2 , 2023"
"Doo-Wop" Fall 2, 2023
“Tunesmith/Wordsmith”
Spring 1, 2024
Each of these courses is six weeks in length and the lectures have become very popular!
MUSICAL THEATRE
2008
Jack Jones in Concert Savannah Center
The Villages Orlando
Jack Jones in Concert Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton
2007
Bernadette Peters
with Symphony Orchestra Knight Concert Hall (Miami) Piano/Synth.
2006
Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald &
Nelson Riddle South Florida Tour
featuring Kirsten Gustafson
Conducted by Christopher Riddle
Piano
2005
Hal Linden Show Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach) Synth.
Palm Beach Pops Orchestra
Gala Celebration Accompanist for
Julie Budd
Piano
2004
An Evening With Patty Clark
Coconut Grove Playhouse Assistant Conductor/Piano
2003
Red, Hot and Cole
Vivian Reed
Miracle Theatre (Coral Gables)
Music Director/Conductor/Piano
1999
Bound for Brubeck
(Maximum Dance)
Miracle Theatre
Piano/Arranger
1997 & 1998
An Evening with
Pamela Lockwood
Tennessee Williams Centre
(Key West)
Music Director/Conductor/Piano
1997
Torch
Melody Cooper
Festival Fringe (Edinburgh)
Music Director/Piano
1993
Catskills on Broadway Massey Hall (Toronto) Piano/Synth.
1993
Magic of the Musicals (U.S./Canadian Tour)
Flying Music Inc. (London) Piano/Synth.
1989
Encore
Charlottetown Festival Piano/Synth.
1989
Not Available in Stores
Charlottetown Festival
1989
Music Director/Conductor/Piano
Al Waxman Tribute
Showmakers Productions (Toronto) Piano/Synth.
1988
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Charlottetown Festival Conductor/Piano
1988
Alexandra the Last Empress
Charlottetown Festival Piano/Synth.
1987
The Fabulous Kelly
Young People's Theatre (Toronto)
Piano/Synth
1987
Piano/Synth. Jacob Two Two
Meets the Hooded Fang
Young People's Theatre (Toronto)
Piano/Synth.
1986
Ford Family Circus Ontario Place Piano/Synth.
1986
Shaklee Trade Show
Asterix Productions (Toronto)
Assistant Music Director
1986
Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down Toronto Free Theatre
Assistant Music Director
1986
I'll Be Back Before Midnight
(Composed Electronic Score)
St. Lawrence Centre (Toronto)
Composer
1986
Don Messer's Jubilee
(Canadian Tour) Neptune Theatre (Halifax) Conductor/Piano
1985
Sleeping Arrangements
Charlottetown Festival
Music Director/Piano
1984
Parade of Stars
(Alpine Stereo Trade Show)
Mariposa Communications (Toronto)
Music Director/Piano
1982
Songmakers
Songmakers Productions (Toronto) Piano
1981
Cocktails for Two Hundred
Charlottetown Festival
Music Director/Piano
1981
Magcap
Charlottetown Festival
Music Director/Piano
1980
Rock and Roll
National Arts Centre (Ottawa) Piano
1979
Eighteen Wheels (Canadian Tour)
Theatre New Brunswick Conductor/Piano
1979
Eight To the Bar
Neptune Theatre (Halifax)
/Festival Lennoxville (Quebec) Music Director/Piano
1979
The Crown of Life
Portus Productions (Halifax) Music Director/Piano
THEATRE ASSOCIATES
Hal Linden,
Vivian Reed,
Caroline Rocher,
Leanne Codrington,
Duncan Cooper,
David Palmer,
Teddy Harrell,
Mal Z. Lawrence,
Dick Capri,
Freddy Roman,
Louise Duart,
Marti Webb,
Bruce Ruddell,
Stellina Rusich,
Susan Gilmour,
Michael Burgess,
Frank McKay,
Brian McKay,
Ben Bass,
Lenore Zann,
Page Fletcher,
Jeff Hyslop,
Stan Lesk,
James Dale,
Fen Watkin,
David Thompson,
Jerry Fischer,
Jeff Braunstein,
Andrew Cadiff,
Tony Van Bridge,
Tom Kerr,
John Gray,
James Saar,
Alan Lund,
Malcolm Black,
Richard Ouzounian,
Rudy Webb,
Susan Cox,
Mag Ruffman,
Keith Dinicol,
John Brennan,
Kimble Hall,
Ron Rubin,
Sean Thompson,
Shirley Eikhard,
Dorothy Poste,
Rick Fox,
Don Harron,
John C. Rutter,
Walter Learning,
Florence Patterson,
John Gray,
Barbara Williams,
Alec Willows,
Lee McDougall
and others.
Brian is a practitioner of the art of spontaneous composition & he embraces the true exploratory spirit of Jazz.
Brian presently resides in Miami, FL with his partner - actress, songstress, poet, photographer and dancer, Donna Blue MacDonald.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, call
(305) 333-1882
or contact Brian by e-mail at brianmurphymusic2020@gmail.com
©Brian Murphy 2024