has been playing the Glass Harp, or Musical Glasses since April 1979 and has established himself nationally and internationally as a unique performer on this instrument.

The Glass Harp consists of 52 brandy glasses attached to a table in such a way that as many as 6 notes may be sustained at a time by rubbing moistened fingers around the rims. Thus the instrument is capable of full chords of remarkable sonority. Mozart, Beethoven, Richard Strauss and other composers wrote music for a mechanical version of the instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin.

Jay plays music written for Franklin's Glass Harmonica by Mozart and others and plays music arranged by him from other mediums. He has had a number of pieces written for him by composer Greg Sorcsek which include works for voice with glasses and harpsichord with glasses.

Jay was a principle performer at the International Glass Music Festivals of 1983, 1985 and 1988 in Columbus and Oxford, Ohio and in Corning, New York.

Jay Brown has frequently appeared on local and national television programs including NBC's Today show in January of 1982, ABC's Good Morning America and Miami's PM Magazine. Recently he appeared on an international broadcast of the Univision network to an audience of over 50 million viewers.

Contact information:

Jay Brown

9831 S.W. 118th Avenue

Miami, FL 33186

(305) 237-2390