Calvin Brown is a rising talent on the Richmond music scene. Currently a junior at Atlee High School, where he is a member of the Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble, he became interested in the piano through the music he heard in church and began his piano training at the age of 13. He has studied with pianists Harriet Gilchrist, Debo Dabney, Billy Evans, Lee Covington, and most recently Bob Hallahan and Russell Wilson. Since then, his progress has been steady and rewarding. Calvin’s performance credits include VCU’s Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band under the direction of Antonio García and Taylor Barnett, plus gigs at the Upper East Side Jazz Lounge, Bogart’s, The Bull and Bear Club, The Commonwealth Club, and The Jefferson Hotel. In 2004 he won the Stu Gardener Talent Competition. He plans to continue to learn as much as he can about music, in both real-world and academic settings.