Today would have been Dave's 96th birthday. The family wanted to share more of Dave’s music, and so have formed Brubeck Family Legacy Records. Today seemed an appropriate day to release the first of several exciting projects: 3 classic tracks of Dave playing solo piano on some holiday favorites: “Santa...

Dave's drummer for many years, Randy Jones, passed away June 13, 2016.

Born in Slough, Berkshire, Randy was a versatile musician capable of driving a big band, but could also play quite well with smaller units. He started playing professionally when he was 16, touring Germany with an English rock...

Please click here for a review of "The Dan Brubeck Quartet Live From The Cellar celebrating the music and lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck"

Sad to report that we recently lost two very special individuals who were very much a part of the Brubeck family. Bassist Jack Six passed away on February 24 and Dave’s long time agent Frank Modica, Jr. passed on March 15.

Jack first played with Dave in 1967 when Jack...

Our much loved and revered mother, Iola Brubeck died today, March 12, 2014, after a brave battle with cancer. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by family. Iola was a brilliant person who collaborated with our father, Dave Brubeck, in every aspect of his career over their 70 year marriage....

Brubeck Family Statement

Our much loved and revered father, Dave Brubeck died of cardiac arrest today, December 5, 2012, one day before his 92nd birthday. He died peacefully with family present. The news spread before we even left the hospital. Our family is deeply appreciative of the phone calls, messages...

For the second time in two years, The Dave Brubeck Quartet has won downbeat magazine's Readers Poll as the Best Jazz Group. This is incredible considering the fact that Dave no longer tours.

Please click here for a review from Daggerzine....

Please click here for an article about Dave Brubeck from the Voice Of...

Please click here for the latest review of "The Very Best Of Dave Brubeck: The Fantasy Era...

The Very Best of Dave Brubeck: The Fantasy Era
Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, by Greg Barbrick

The Concord Music Group have been releasing some interesting jazz collections lately, under it’s Very Best of series. The first five came out a couple of months ago, and featured Miles Davis,...

Even though there are some minor errors, please click here for another great review of the Studio Collection.

Please click here for a review from NPR of the 19 CD Columbia Studio Albums...

Stretch Orchestra, a trio with Matt Brubeck, Kevin Breit and Jess Stewert, has been nominated for a Canadian JUNO award for Best Instrumental Album of the Year. The awards ceremony will take place in Ottowa on April 1, 2012. For more background on Stretch Orchestra, please click here . Once you...

Please click here for information regarding the February 7 release of Chris Brubeck's Triple Play CD "Live At Arthur Zankel Music Center" with Joel Brown and Peter "Madcat" Ruth with Special Guests Dave Brubeck and Frank...

December 20, 2011


Dear Friends,

I celebrated my 91st birthday just two weeks ago today. As Eubie Blake remarked on his 100th birthday, “If I’d known I was gonna live this long I would have taken better care of myself." Although I have retired from touring, I’m still at...

Please click here for a very comprehensive article about "Time Out" from today's "All About Jazz".

Please click here for the December 13 Boston Globe review of the 19 CD box set containing the complete Columbia studio albums collection 1955-1966 , including 9 albums on CD for the very first...

Please click here for the review in the Hartford (CT) Currant's electronic edition of "Their Last Time Out", the just released live recording of what was thought to be the "classic" Dave Brubeck Quartet's final performance which took place in Pittsburgh PA on December 26, 1967.

Please click here for a message from Simon Rowe, newly appointed Director of the Brubeck...

Please click here for the Chicago Tribune review of "Dave Brubeck & Sons" at the Ravinia Festival on Father's Day, June 19, 2011. Also for a photo of the sons with Dave and Iola Brubeck please go to...

Recorded and released in 1959 "Time Out" was certified double platinum by the RIAA signifying sales of over 2 million units, thus joining a very small circle of jazz albums ever to achieve this milestone. Dave was presented with a plaque by the president of Sony Legacy, Richard Story. Richard...

In The May issue of Downbeat the 2011 College awards were announced. The Brubeck Institute Fellows received a total of five awards. The winners are: Outstanding Performance (Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, saxophone) Outstanding Performance (Nick Frenay, trumpet), Original Composition-"Deviation" (Chad Lefkowitz-Brown), Jazz Arrangement-"All My Love" by Dave Brubeck (Nick Freney) Outstanding Jazz...

Please click here for the article on Dave Brubeck published December 5, 2010 in the Los Angeles Times.

Please click here for the article on Dave Brubeck published today, December 1, 2010 in "The Wall Street...

The December 2010 issue of "DownBeat" magazine contains the results from the 75th Annual Readers Poll, awarding Best Jazz Group for 2010 to The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The first time that Dave's name surfaced in the DownBeat Readers Poll was in 1950, winning for the first time in 1953 as...

Please click here to read House Resolution 1283 submitted by Congressman Paul Hodes, Second District, New Hampshire, honoring Dave Brubeck.

The 2010 Jazz Appreciation Month portrait of Dave Brubeck was created by artist LeRoy Neiman to celebrate Brubeck's Jazz legacy. Please click here for the link to the Smithsonian site for more information.

Please click here for the video of the White House reception that took place just prior to the Awards Gala on December 6, 2009.

On April 8, 2008 at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice honored the recipients of the inaugural Benjamin Franklin Awards for Public Diplomacy. The awardees were chosen for their outstanding leadership in advancing America's ideals through public diplomacy by offering a positive vision of hope...