Rhythmic Dimensions
An interactive performance with Jonathan Brown , percussion
Macon Creek
Jonathon Brown presents an intimate and expansive evening of music built on close listening, bold collaboration, and room for discovery. Centered on percussion, the program explores a wide palette of sound through instruments like handpan, marimba, vibraphone, and drums, opening up textures and rhythms that feel both refined and surprising. This concert highlights music as a living, flexible space—where precision and imagination meet, and where percussion leads the way into new territory. Expect music that’s thoughtful, grounded, and full of possibility.
Jonathan Brown, percussion
Macon Creek, 8759 Clinton Macon Rd, Clinton, MI 49236
live@maconcreek.org
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Jonathan Brown is an accomplished percussionist and educator with over two decades of teaching experience and more than 15 years as a professional freelance performer. He maintains a private percussion studio that has supported students of all ages, with an emphasis on technical development, style, and practical musicianship. His pedagogical approach bridges classical percussion with contemporary, popular, and collaborative performance.
In addition to private instruction, Jonathan served as an adjunct professor at Oakland Community College, teaching History of Popular Music. He is an active clinician and has presented percussion masterclasses throughout the United States as well as internationally in Argentina and Colombia, working with students in both academic and community-based settings.
As a performer, Jonathan has built a diverse career across orchestral, chamber, and popular music genres. He toured the United States for six years as the drummer for the Ragbirds and has performed with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra for four seasons, while also serving as a regular substitute with the Toledo Symphony. Some additional performance (as well as recording) credits include Telesonic 9000, TJ Zindle and the Powerlines, Jess Merritt, The Willo Collective, Portland Percussion Group, Men On Horseback, Khemia Ensemble, and more. One of Jonathan’s newer projects is a commission and recording of Alejandro Viñao’s Patterns and Form (2025) with the Portland Percussion Group. A commercial recording of Patterns and Form is scheduled for release in February 2026.
Jonathan holds a Masters in Music and Masters in Chamber Music from the University of Michigan, as well as a Bachelors in Music Education from Central Michigan University.