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Jazz This Week: Bobby Broom and Deep Blue Organ Trio, Bonerama, Kirk Whalum, Spoke, Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, St. Louis Jazz Club Picnic and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's shaping up to be a busy weekend for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with several touring musicians and bands in town, plus some noteworthy free events that should appeal to those looking for some budget-friendly entertainment. Let's go to the highlights... On Thursday night, Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom, best known as a longtime sideman to saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and his Deep Blue Organ Trio will be in town for a one-nighter at Robbie's House of Jazz. ...
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Bobby Broom and Deep Blue Organ Trio Playing Thursday, September 13 at Robbie's House of Jazz
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Guitarist Bobby Broom and the Deep Blue Organ trio are coming to St. Louis to perform at 8:30 p.m. next Thursday, September 13 at Robbie's House of Jazz. Broom (pictured), a New York native who now lives in Chicago, may be best known to jazz fans as a member of saxophonist Sonny Rollins' band from 1982 to 1987 and again from 2005 to 2010. His performing and recording credits also include work with Art Blakey, Max Roach, Stanley Turrentine, Kenny ...
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Deep Blue Organ Trio at Jazz Alley Tues - Wed
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Seattle Jazz Scene
Bobby Broom and The Deep Blue Organ Trio February 7-8, 2012 JAZZ ALLEY 2033 6th Avenue Reservations: 206.441.9729 Show at 7:30pm The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley presents Bobby Broom and The Deep Blue Organ Trio, for two nights, touring in support of their latest release Wonderful!. Band members are Bobby Broom (guitar), Chris Foreman (Hammond B3 Organ) and Greg Rockingham (drums). Set times Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm. Doors ...
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February West Coast Tour for Bobby Broom's Deep Blue Organ Trio
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Chicago's acclaimed Deep Blue Organ Trio—guitarist Bobby Broom, B-3 organist Chris Foreman, and drummer Greg Rockingham—are heading west next month for the first West Coast tour in the group's 12-year history. The six-city tour begins at Yoshi's San Francisco 2/4 (10pm), then proceeds to Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz 2/6; Jazz Alley, Seattle 2/7-8; Jimmy Mak's, Portland 2/9; Dazzle, Denver 2/10; and the Rhythm Room, Phoenix 2/11. Fresh from a successful year-end week of performances at the Umbria Winter Jazz Festival ...
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Deep Blue Organ Trio: Wonderful!
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Back in the '70s, jazz organists such as Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland and Leon Spencer Jr. took on soul hits of the day, giving them a funky, dynamic groove. Now the '70s are again being taken seriously by contemporary jazz artists. On their third album, Wonderful!, the Deep Blue Organ Trio pays tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder, and the result is solid and refreshing. On each track, the group hooks into the song's sweet spot without ever losing ...
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Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful!
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Carrying the torch of the great blues, bop and ballad organ trios of the past, the DBOT plays straight-ahead swinging jazz, that is accessible to fans of Hammond Heroes like Jimmy Smith and Richard “Groove" Holmes. The trio is a deeply integrated unit consisting of Chris Foreman on Hammond B3 Organ, Bobby Broom on guitar, and Greg Rockingham drums. The band has an appealing sound, with Broom's guitar coming out of the Grant Green school (he's played with the likes ...
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Bobby Broom's Deep Blue Organ Trio Salutes the Music of Stevie Wonder with "Wonderful!," out on Origin 8/16
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Terri Hinte Publicity
With the release of their new CD Wonderful!, Chicago's acclaimed Deep Blue Organ Trio reveals just how well Stevie Wonder's songs adapt to a jazz-rooted setting. The disc, due out August 16 on Origin Records, features guitarist Bobby Broom, organist Chris Foreman, and drummer Greg Rockingham and their deeply informed, strongly felt versions of nine Wonder songs from the 1970s. “Stevie was a huge influence," states Broom, who produced and arranged Wonderful!, the trio's fourth CD and second for Origin. ...
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Nicholas Payton: The Deep Blue
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JamBase
By: Brian Bavosa
Nicholas Payton For decades, jazz musicians have been viewed as “cool," “hip" or demonstrating an articulate, intellectual swagger that can be viewed as both polite as well as borderline taboo. New Orleans' own son, Nicholas Payton, can certainly be characterized by all of these adjectives, but also a few others all his own, especially on his Nonesuch Records debut, Into The Blue (released last April). Almost always dressed in sharp, exquisite suits, ...
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"Folk Music": New CD from Chicago's Deep Blue Organ Trio
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Chicago's Deep Blue Organ Trio Readies Folk Music for October 16 Release
Trio's 3rd CD - and 1st for Origin Label - Produced by Guitarist Bobby Broom
September 5, 2007 - The members of the Deep Blue Organ Trio - organist Chris Foreman, guitarist Bobby Broom, and drummer Greg Rockingham - cultivate a deep love and respect for the jazz-organ tradition and, since the 1990s, have been exploring their own singular take on it. Their two previous Delmark releases - ...
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Veteran Manager Tim Bernett Launches Deep Blue Artists in Los Angeles
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conqueroo
Management clients include Richard Thompson, Jill Sobule and Catie Curtis
LOS ANGELES - Longtime manager Tim Bernett has established Deep Blue Arts, a new company devoted to artist management, film music supervision and consultation. The initial management roster features Richard Thompson, Jill Sobule and Catie Curtis.
In addition to management, Bernett is handling music supervision and soundtrack album production for the forthcoming John Sayles film Honeydripper, due for release later this year. And he is serving as a research and ...
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