Had a great time sitting down and talking life, music, and Sunflower song with Alan Blanchard from Outside in Music.

Listen to this episode from The Outside in Music Podcasts on Spotify. On this episode Alan talks with Brian about his recent release, what life is like during the pandemic, and how he finds his inspiration for composing.

Print and digital media reviews for Sunflower Song. New reviews will be posted as they are available.

4/21 - International Trombone Association Journal - For review, click here.

1/2/21 - Jazz Views (United Kingdom) - https://www.jazzviews.net/brian-scarborough---sunflower-song.html

10/5/20 - LA Jazz Scene (California) - http://lajazzscene.buzz/waxing-poetic-reviews/

9/22/20 - A Green Man Review (Oregon) - https://agreenmanreview.com/music-2/brian-scarboroughs-sunflower-song/

9/9/20 - Chicago Jazz Magazine (Illinois) - https://www.chicagojazzmagazine.com/post/cd-review-brian-scarborough-sunflower-song

9/4/20 - Last Row Music (Ohio) - https://www.lastrowmusic.com/audio-review-sunflower-song-by-brian-scarborough/

8/27/20 - Warta Jazz (Indonesia) - https://wartajazz.com/news/2020/08/27/trombonis-asal-kansas-city-brian-scarborough-merilis-album-sunflower-song/

8/10/20 - Plastic Sax Blog (Kansas City) - http://plasticsax.blogspot.com/2020/08/album-review-brian-scarborough.html

8/7/20 - Michael’s Music Log - http://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.com/2020/08/brian-scarborough-sunflower-song-2020.html

5/23/20 - The Midwest Record (Illinois) - http://midwestrecord.com/MWR1660.html

Had a great time sitting down with Mike Jeffers and talking life, music, Chicago, and my debut album Sunflower Song.

Had a great time sitting down with Joe Dimino talking music, quarantine life, and my upcoming album, Sunflower Song.

Coming August 7, 2020

I’m excited to share that my debut album, Sunflower Song, will be released on Outside In Music’s Next Level recording label this coming August. The recording features nine original compositions performed by my Kansas City based quintet and album artwork by my aunt, Nebraska-based artist Patricia Scarborough.

We recorded back on January 6th and 7th, 2020 and my engineer Chad Meise and I mixed the tracks in the weeks following. The recording was mastered by Collin Jordan at the Boiler Room in Chicago, IL in March.

I am very proud of the music on this project and grateful for everyone who helped bring this recording to life.

The single, “This One’s for John”, will be released on July 10th and will be available at all of the regular online music services.

Stay tuned to my website and Facebook Page and the Outside in Music website and OiM Facebook Page for more news and information in the coming months.

Introducing: Zen Brass

A New American Brass Septet

Founded in 2019 by tubist and music director David Swanson, Zen Brass is an ambitious new brass ensemble bringing together musicians from five states and varying musical backgrounds to present an uplifting audience experience with beautiful and entertaining music. The ensemble performs original arrangements in a number of styles, resulting in a repertoire that is vast and diverse.

The group plans to present their first public performances this Fall, but in the meantime is releasing a series of Quarantine videos. Watch the first one below, and follow us online to receive regular updates about our performance schedule and catch our newest videos!

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I am excited to announce the launch of my new project, The Jazz Etude Series. Each etude is available in bass clef, C treble clef, B-flat treble clef, and E-flat treble clef, and is accompanied by a Notes and Concept sheet offering insight into the concepts utilized in each etude.

Learn more about the new project in the video below, and find the first etude, Some Things You’re Not , on the new Jazz Etude Series page of this website (available now for free).

Check back on the first and third Monday of each month for new jazz etudes!

Plastic Sax recently named the Brian Scarborough Quintet’s August 18th performance at the RecordBar in the Top Ten of the annual Favorite Performances by Kansas City Artists list. The show comes in at #8 on the list in the company of some of Kansas City’s jazz elite.

There were many performances by local artists here in Kansas City within the past year. It’s an honor to have this performance remembered and included in this list.

To see the full list of Favorite Albums and Performances of 2019, click here.

At long last I am excited to share that my quintet will be going into the recording studio in January 2020 to record my debut album, Sunflower Song. This project has been years in the making and I am very excited to take this next step in my musical journey. I am also excited to share that my talented aunt and oil painter extraordinaire Patricia Scarborough has agreed to paint the album artwork for this project. You can learn more about her work at her website, https://www.pscarborougharts.com/. There will be several opportunities to hear my quintet before we record, and I encourage you to try to make it out for one of these performances as the music continues to evolve as our recording dates grow nearer and nearer.

Check back on my website regularly or sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date as this project develops!

Brian was recently named adjunct instructor of trombone and low brass at Kansas City Kansas Community College. To learn more about KCKCC, click here.

This past May, Brian traveled to Eutin, Germany to serve as a guest artist and assistant music director for the 2019 Classical Beat Festival. The festival included 10 performances throughout Northern Germany and included three world premiere performances for Brian’s compositions and arrangements.

Brian was recently interviewed and featured on the Johnson County Library’s Local Music feature. To check out the article/interview, click here.