New Release
Bobby Broom’s organ trio, the Organi-Sation commands the stage, whether in concert or an intimate club setting.
This collection of performances was recorded in 2014 during their tour as opening act for Steely Dan, and again in 2019 during a week-long engagement at Chicago’s famed, Jazz Showcase.
The Organi-Sation, featuring Ben Paterson on Hammond B3 organ and Kobie Watkins’ drums, displays power, finesse, wide-ranging stylistic exploration, and a telepathic musical ethos – all the while, staying true to the song.
1)Intro Announcement
2)Superstition7:20
3)Band Introductions
4)Layla7:56
5)Tennessee Waltz4:39
6)The Jitterbug Waltz. 7:02
7)The House of The Rising Sun8:00
8)Tadd’s Delight10:07
9)The Long and Winding Road6:19
10)Speak Low11:52
Bobby Broom – Guitar, Producer
Ben Paterson, Hammond B3 organ
Kobie Watkins, Drums
Concert sound capture, audio engineer, Peter D. Thompson
Club sound capture, audio engineer, Timothy Powell/Metro Mobile
Patrick L Smith, Mixing, mastering, and 2-track digital sculpting.
Performances
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Broom | |||
| 04/19/24 - 04/20/24 | Greenville, NC | Billy Taylor Jazz Festival | US |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Bobby Broom & Ron Blake at the Billy Taylor Jazz Fest Buy Tickets | |||
| 04/21/24 | Durham, NC | Sharp 9 Gallery Jazz Club | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Bobby Broom as part of the Kobie Watkins Quartet at Sharp 9 Buy Tickets | |||
Bio
Born in Harlem and raised there and on the Upper West Side of NYC, Bobby Broom took up guitar at 12 and five years later, in 1977, made his first appearance with Sonny Rollins at
Carnegie Hall. Even prior to that auspicious start, he had dedicated himself to the art, culture, and
life of jazz, with the goals of learning to express himself within the idiom, while honoring its
historical traditions and spirit.
Nearly 50 years later, Bobby has amassed a formidable jazz pedigree, working closely with historic figures such as Rollins, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Stanley Turrentine and Kenny Burrell, as well as many of his contemporaries. To date he has made fourteen leader recordings and has traveled to perform, as an accompanying musician and with his own ensembles, in countries on five continents.
Broom is a tenured Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University and has devoted much of his career to jazz education. He began teaching at the tertiary level under the direction of NEA Jazz Fellow and saxophone great Jackie McLean at University of Hartford. Bobby has also worked with high school students through the Herbie Hancock (formerly Thelonious Monk)
Institute and currently, with the Ravinia Jazz Mentor Program.
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New Release
Bobby Broom’s organ trio, the Organi-Sation commands the stage, whether in concert or an intimate club setting.
This collection of performances was recorded in 2014 during their tour as opening act for Steely Dan, and again in 2019 during a week-long engagement at Chicago’s famed, Jazz Showcase.
The Organi-Sation, featuring Ben Paterson on Hammond B3 organ and Kobie Watkins’ drums, displays power, finesse, wide-ranging stylistic exploration, and a telepathic musical ethos – all the while, staying true to the song.
1)Intro Announcement
2)Superstition7:20
3)Band Introductions
4)Layla7:56
5)Tennessee Waltz4:39
6)The Jitterbug Waltz. 7:02
7)The House of The Rising Sun8:00
8)Tadd’s Delight10:07
9)The Long and Winding Road6:19
10)Speak Low11:52
Bobby Broom – Guitar, Producer
Ben Paterson, Hammond B3 organ
Kobie Watkins, Drums
Concert sound capture, audio engineer, Peter D. Thompson
Club sound capture, audio engineer, Timothy Powell/Metro Mobile
Patrick L Smith, Mixing, mastering, and 2-track digital sculpting.
Performances
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Broom | |||
| 04/19/24 - 04/20/24 | Greenville, NC | Billy Taylor Jazz Festival | US |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Bobby Broom & Ron Blake at the Billy Taylor Jazz Fest Buy Tickets | |||
| 04/21/24 | Durham, NC | Sharp 9 Gallery Jazz Club | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Bobby Broom as part of the Kobie Watkins Quartet at Sharp 9 Buy Tickets | |||
Bio
Born in Harlem and raised there and on the Upper West Side of NYC, Bobby Broom took up guitar at 12 and five years later, in 1977, made his first appearance with Sonny Rollins at
Carnegie Hall. Even prior to that auspicious start, he had dedicated himself to the art, culture, and
life of jazz, with the goals of learning to express himself within the idiom, while honoring its
historical traditions and spirit.
Nearly 50 years later, Bobby has amassed a formidable jazz pedigree, working closely with historic figures such as Rollins, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Stanley Turrentine and Kenny Burrell, as well as many of his contemporaries. To date he has made fourteen leader recordings and has traveled to perform, as an accompanying musician and with his own ensembles, in countries on five continents.
Broom is a tenured Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University and has devoted much of his career to jazz education. He began teaching at the tertiary level under the direction of NEA Jazz Fellow and saxophone great Jackie McLean at University of Hartford. Bobby has also worked with high school students through the Herbie Hancock (formerly Thelonious Monk)
Institute and currently, with the Ravinia Jazz Mentor Program.
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