His music has been called a marriage of bebop and hip-hop. Trumpeter Maurice Brown navigates through both genres easily, and he’s making his first Houston appearance ever, along with his band, the Maurice Brown Effect, as part of the Da Camera Jazz Series. An instrumentalist, bandleader and composer, Brown is making waves as a new type of jazz musician: one who embraces hip-hop influences without watering down the authentic bebop that is at the center of his sound. 8 p.m. Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas. For information, call 713-524-5050 or visit www.dacamera.com. $33 to $60.
Sat., Dec. 3, 8 p.m., 2011
This article appears in Dec 1-7, 2011.