Brian Horton Trio June 9, 2009

Brian Horton is a composer, saxophonist, producer and jazz educator from Kinston, North Carolina. He played lead alto in the award winning NCCU Jazz Ensemble and worked with the finest acts to come to town, including Ellis Marsalis, Alvin Batiste and Steve Wilson. Horton shaped his sound out of the gospel and the blues, and during this time he performed regularly with the Orange Grove Youth Ensemble and at local churches.