Faculty Artists: The Kevin Brown Quintet

Following the release of Adventus on Jeru Jazz Records in 2025, guitarist and Wheaton College faculty member Kevin Brown returns with modern reinterpretations of traditional music for the Advent and Christmas seasons. Audiences will hear selections from Adventus alongside new works the quintet is developing for a Christmas-themed follow-up album planned for 2027. Selected as the #2 album of 2025 by Steven Grady of CHIRP Radio, Adventus inspired Grady to write, “The answer to the question, ‘Can Christmas sound hip?’ is a resounding yes!” The concert will also feature live documentary painting by artist Lewis Achenbach.

Part of the Faculty Artists Series at Wheaton College, the performance will take place in the Concert Hall of the Armerding Center for Music and the Arts, located at 520 E. Kenilworth Ave. on Wheaton’s campus. For more information, contact the Conservatory of Music at 630.752.5010.