BOBBY BROOMComenzó a tocar la guitarra a la edad de 13 años, pero no le interesó el jazz hasta que escuchó a Grover Washington Jr. y George Benson. Los estudios de Broom ampliaron sus intereses y también aprendió a tocar el bajo, pero fue el linaje de la guitarra jazz aquello que llamó más su […]
Streaming Worldwide from Bobby’s Backyard for the BlueNote NYC @ Home Series, the BBT (with Bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Neil Hemphill), played to an audience of thousands that would reach 10,000 in its first 24 hours of streaming broadcast. Among the viewers, several countries were represented as indicated by the live chat that accompanied the stream. Bobby […]
Join us live on May 29th 2021 from 2:00PM-3:30PM EST (11:00AM-12:30PM PST) as we host a LIVE masterclass with world-renowned guitarist Bobby Broom. Not only will you be able to ask questions and interact with Bobby in this 90 minute webinar, but you will also receive the produced/edited version of this masterclass video for free!URL: https://bit.ly/3hrUVQx
Tonight (Apr. 29) I will be a doing my 7th spotlight feature on “Giants of Jazz Guitar!” Tonight’s spotlight will showcase jazz guitar icon, Bobby Broom 7-10pm (Pacific Time), on the radio show “Jazz Tracks” with Michael Tanner on KSQD, Santa Cruz. You can listen live and/or go to the archives at www.ksqd.org to check out the show […]
Jazz returns to Sessions from Studio A this week with The Reggie Thomas Quartet, featuring acclaimed pianist and current head of Jazz Studios at Northern Illinois University, Reggie Thomas, along with guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer George Fludas, and bassist Dennis Carroll. The quartet gives us a passionate performance in Studio A, and we’ll also hear […]
Jazz Guitar Today talks to the legendary jazz guitarist Bobby Broom about his journey, and about the ‘new direction’ of his current project. Bobby Broom has done it all. He’s earned the respect of players all over the world. He’s earned his place in academia and is a renowned educator. But Bobby is not content […]
The saying has been on teacher’s walls, waiting rooms and my childhood refrigerator: “Life is a lot like jazz. It is best when you improvise.” However cliche George Gershwin’s quote may be, it speaks to jazz’s applicability to life as an art form grounded in spontaneity, conversation and connection. Each of these communal processes were […]