Jazz Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of William Brower Jr.
William A. Brower, Jr., a Toledo native who became a force on the Washington jazz scene as a writer, producer, sound technician, and advocate, died Monday in Georgetown University Hospital. He was 72. He had a stroke about two years ago and afterward lived at Forest Hills of DC senior community, said his daughter Tina Brower-Thomas. In a Black History Month feature, the DC Jazz festival on Feb. 19 presented an online salute to Mr. Brower, commending him for "his dedication to jazz artists...
