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Jonathan "Jon" Brown (May 8, 2001 – ) is an American jazz drummer and filmmaker.

Brown made a name for himself in 2018 in Evanston Township High School Jazz Ensemble, playing alongside musicians like Julian Brookfield, Soren Dorr and Asher Baron. In November 2018, Will Feeney, Josh Peng, and Brown formed the Outside Combo, a group that the drummer was associated with for the next year. The group was formed as a collective of contemporaries, but over the years the band became known as an incubator for young talent, including Soren Dorr, Ethan Baron, Ryan Thariyal, and Zack Andalman. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz calls The Outside Combo "a jazz combo, nothing special".

Childhood and early career
Brown was born on May 8, 2001, in Evanston, Illinois, probably to a single mother who died shortly after his birth. His biological father was Joel Brown, originally of Ozark, Alabama, whose family migrated northward to Evanston sometime between 1900 and 1910. Brown's uncle, Rubi Blakey, was a popular Pittsburgh singer, choral leader, and teacher who attended Fisk University.