Illustrator Talk with Keith Henry Brown

Join us for a musical reading from Birth Of The Cool: How Miles Davis Found His Sound, written By Kathy Cornell Berman, illustrated by Keith Henry Brown who will narrate and discuss in lively conversation how the great jazz musician Miles Davis worked hard to find his unique trumpet sound that changed music and made him world famous. 

View the program below or on Macon Facebook Page at 3:30 pm.

 

Grade Level:  Preschool - 3rd Grade

Keith Henry Brown got his start drawing superheroes, but music has always been his true inspiration. He has worked as a designer for advertising agencies and high profile music-related projects, including creating posters for Jazz Appreciation Month and The Newport Jazz Festival, and creating jazz album covers for artists such as Christian McBride, Kevin Eubanks, and Wynton Marsalis. Keith’s first children’s book, Birth of The Cool: How Miles Davis Found His Sound, was published by Page Street Books in 2019 and received a Starred Review from Kirkus.

Born and raised in Staten Island, Keith is father to two magnificent boys (whom he affectionately calls his “two knuckleheads”) and lives and works in Brooklyn, surrounded by his favorite Spider-man, Batman and Black Panther action figures.