Kenneth Brown, II
Kenneth Brown, II is currently a rising sophomore at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia aftergraduating from the prestigious Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) at Hamilton High Schoolin Los Angeles where he was a member of the award‐winning jazz band and wind ensembles. He iscurrently First‐Chair and Principal Trumpet of the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA)and in 2016 and 2017 was selected as a “Grammy Emerging Artist” by The Recording Foundation. Eventhough he was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2, he was accepted to several 4‐year colleges anduniversities after graduating including the Berklee School of Music and Morehouse College. After visitingboth campuses, he decided to join the elite Men of Morehouse and play with The House of Funk!!
During his freshman year in college, Kenneth supported the Morehouse Band by playing trumpet insome of the most prestigious athletic venues in the country including: Soldier Field in Chicago, MercedesBenz Stadium and State Farm Arena to name a few. In January, he was selected to appear in a new Nikeadvertisement as designer Heron Preston unveiled his first apparel collection. You can see – and hear –him playing here: https://youtu.be/NhZT0gXwN1w.
Since 2010, Kenneth has played alongside some of the world’s best musicians and entertainers includingMC Hammer, Mary Wilson, Keith David, Obba Babatundé, Donald Dean, Sr., Donn Bynum, KennethCrouch, Ryan Cross, Lyndon Rochelle, and members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. He hasperformed at Staples Center, The Grammy Museum, LA Live’s Club Nokia (Novo by Microsoft),Mercedes‐Benz Stadium, LA Convention Center Auto Show Stage as well as Walt Disney Concert Hall,Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Wilshire Ebell Theater, and Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles.
This past summer, Kenneth was featured in a commercial promoting the 50th Anniversary of the SpecialOlympics directed by Cannes Film Festival Young Director Award Nominee, Anderson Wright. You canview the commercial here: Special Olympics: “Earned It” or https://vimeo.com/168471847
Kenneth Brown, II ’22, is a Music Performance major at Morehouse with aspirations of playing basketball for the Maroon Tigers.
You can find Kenneth’s full portfolio at www.KennethBrownMusic.com