Never one to shy away from an opportunity to exercise his technological acumen, Bobby took VG up on their offer to promote Keyed Up with a homemade video. So, he edited the multitrack masters muting his recorded guitar, omitting the keyboard solo (“I kinda hated doing that,” he lamented), and playing along to create a new version […]
“Keyed Up” enjoyed significant radio play, making it one of the most heard jazz records in the U.S. during the first six months following its release. JazzWeek is the chart that gathers the reported “spins” from upwards of two hundred jazz radio stations included in the nation-wide network. “Keyed up” peaked at #7 amid some […]
Since 1955, the Voice of America radio network has been sending the message of jazz throughout regions of the globe, from Africa to the former Soviet Union, the Eastern Bloc countries such as Poland, the former Czechoslovakia, the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia), and last but not least, Cuba. Its former one hour show has […]
Bobby was featured on “Chicago’s Very Own,” the WGN Evening News segment produced by Emmy winning Anchor, Micah Materre. After Materre attended a couple of Broom’s live performances, pre and post pandemic, the news crew shadowed him, capturing him during his teaching duties as tenured Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University and […]
Bobby talks about how he prepared for my new album release, Keyed Up – including practice methods on the opening song (Bud Powell’s “Hallucinations”), and the use of technology as a way to aid and inspire practice. Keyed Up release date: September 23, 2022 Pre-order the new album here:https://a.co/d/ixjEcOXMy Equipment:Mac Mini (2021)DAW – Logic Pro […]
My heart is full today as I announce my appointment to Associate Professor with tenure at NIU. This milestone in my career as a jazz musician and educator reminds me of the blessing of having two parents that embodied the spirit of perseverance that is encoded in the DNA of the African American.Dad, was from […]