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Brian Murphy enjoys a long and esteemed career in all facets of music as Music Director/Producer/Composer/Arranger/Clinician/Pianist/Keyboardist. Brian has been associated as music director/accompanist with artists as diverse as Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera, Tom Scott, Mark O’Connor, Albert Collins, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kevin Mahogany, 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. (Please click the blue links for more info.) 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 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 and Prince Philip. This past July, Brian, along with Jazz legend, Ira Sullivan (Brian’s music mentor and regular associate), completed a fourth year of guiding the Honors Jazz Ensembles at the Young Musicians Camp (University of Miami). Here is an example of their excellent work, (Herbie Hancock’s “Tell Me A Bedtime Story”). The 2011 Young Musicians Camp begins on June 20 and ends in late July! Brian was honored to perform a two piano concert with Michael Gerber at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Coral Gables, Florida. The concert was entitled “2 GRAND PIANOS - ALONE/TOGETHER” The performance was a great success and plans are underway to release a DVD of the performance. Brian’s recent recordings include the debut CD from the venerable South Florida Jazz Orchestra (SFJO), the latest offering from award winning vocalist, Nicole Henry entitled “The Very Thought Of You” and Sylvia Bennett's acclaimed "Songs From The Heart" featuring the 3 tenors Boots Randolph, Kirk Whalum and Ed Calle. Brian is a practitioner of the art of Spontaneous Composition and he embraces the true exploratory spirit of Jazz. He currently resides in Miami Beach with his partner, actress/song stylist/poet/photographer, Donna Blue MacDonald and Sagwa, their beautiful Siamese feline. 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