Rhythmic Dimensions
An interactive performance with Jonathan Brown & Ross Huff
Macon Creek
Rhythmic Dimensions brings percussionist Jonathan Brown and trumpeter Ross Huff together for an immersive, interactive performance at Macon Creek. Blending spontaneous improvisation with deep listening, the duo transforms rhythm, melody, and audience participation into a living, evolving soundscape. Brown’s dynamic percussion and Huff’s expressive trumpet weave a conversation that shifts between groove, texture, and open‑ended exploration.
Jonathan Brown, percussion
Ross Huff, trumpet/flugelhorn
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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.
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Since 2005, Ross Huff has performed as a trumpet player in both stage and studio settings. His work as a bandleader and sideman has taken him across nearly every style within the trumpet’s repertoire. He is especially drawn to the collaborative process, working alongside musicians, singers, dancers, and actors, though he also presents original works for solo trumpet incorporating electronics and spoken word.
As a staff writer for the Washtenaw County–based music magazine iSpy, Ross covered live performances, artists, new recordings, and the broader music community. His approach is shaped in part by the influence of gonzo journalism. Ross’s participatory workshop, “Improvisation and the Collaborative Creative Process,” is designed for musicians of all skill levels.
Ross specializes in trumpet performance for stage and studio, arranging, composing, rock and roll, jazz, instruction in performance, theory, and improvisation, pit orchestra work, brass quintet performance, production consulting, and tour management.