Actively involved as an educator for over thirty years, Jeff Brown has participated in Artist Residencies through the National Endowment for the Arts, Indiana Arts Commission, Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Humanities.
He has taught extensively for all age levels (K - 12 through post graduate). He is a past clinician/teacher for both the Pearl Drum Company and Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops. Brown has been on the faculty of New Trier High School, Triton College, South Suburban College and is presently the Jazz Studies Coordinator and Percussion Instructor at Valparaiso University. In Northwest Indiana, he has been a Guest Artist and/or Clinician at many schools in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties.
At Valparaiso University, he is also a founding member of the Faculty Jazz Trio. The trio is one of the longest affiliated collegiate chamber jazz ensembles in the world. Along with Bruce Evans, bass and Billy Foster, piano; they have performed with James Moody, Art Farmer, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Randy Brecker, Frank Foster, Johnny Frigo, Houston Person & Etta Jones, Bunky Green, Tom Harrell, Bobby Shew, Jon Faddis, Ernie Watts, Red Rodney, Henry Johnson, Clark Terry, Chris Vodala, Lew Tabackin, Richie Cole, George Coleman, Eddie Henderson, Bruce Bolen, Howard Roberts, Christine Jensen, Ingrid Jensen ,Claire Daly, Jerry Bergonzi, and Bobby Watson.