Special Guest: Theron Brown - Creating Interesting Melodies on the Blues

About Theron Brown

Theron Brown is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator based in Akron, Ohio, originally from Zanesville, Ohio. Raised in a church family where his father was a pastor, he discovered music early on through drums, piano, and viola, later pursuing jazz studies at the University of Akron. Brown has toured nationally and internationally, leads his own trio, and is best known locally as the founder and artistic director of the Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival, created to celebrate and grow Akron’s jazz legacy. An in‑demand educator, he serves on the jazz faculty at the University of Akron and works as artist coordinator for the I Promise School through Curated Storefront, mentoring young musicians and engaging deeply with the community arts scene. Beyond the bandstand and classroom, Brown portrayed a young Herbie Hancock in Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic “Miles Ahead,” highlighting his range as both a performer and artist.