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Musician

Watkins, who has three brothers and four sisters, was born in Chicago on July 26, 1975. His interest in music was sparked at around age three when he first saw his father playing drums at a local Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God. Prior to devoting himself to religion, Alious C. Watkins Jr. had played trap drums and other percussion instruments with the Pharaohs, a now-legendary jazz-funk group in which Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White had been the original drummer, and he also backed the Dells on local engagements. His dad’s drumming led Kobie and his brothers to bang on pots and pans around the house

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The Sistering

By Lenora Zenzalai Helm

Label: Zenzalai Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: River Song; A Brother Just Like You; Dying Season; The Circle; Begin Again; Origins; Combat Boots and Glass Slippers; Follow the Stream; Dreaming Arms; Tribal Download; It Had to be You; River Song Reprise.

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Notes of Thanks

By Bobby Broom

Label: Steele Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Alfie's Theme; The Freedom Suite (part 1); Doxy; Allison; Kim; Me Time; Paul's Pal; Strode Road; Pent Up House; Valse Hot.

Article: Album Review

Bobby Broom: Notes of Thanks

Read "Notes of Thanks" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 25, 2026

Guitarist Bobby Broom is no stranger to the music of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, having spent two tours of duty with various Rollins groups which, taken together, add up to a decade (1982-'87 and 2005-'10). Notes of Thanks is Broom's way of expressing his gratitude to Rollins for those years in the trenches and the many ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Bobby Broom Celebrates Jazz Titan (and Mentor) Sonny Rollins With 'Notes Of Thanks,' Set For May 1 Release By Steele Records

March 24, 2026

Guitarist Bobby Broom pays tribute honoring a saxophone colossus with the May 1 release of Notes of Thanks on Steele Records. The album is an exploration of the compositions of the great Sonny Rollins, in whose bands Broom recorded and toured for a combined 11 years. The guitarist is joined on the adventure by his own ...

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More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery

By Bobby Broom

Label: Chicago Jazz Orchestra Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Road Song; What the World Needs Now is Love; Four on Six; West Coast Blues; Somewhere; More, More, Amor; Fried Pies; Baubles, Bangles, and Beads; Dreamsville; Boss City.

Article: Album Review

Chicago Jazz Orchestra: More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery

Read "More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 21, 2025

When the Chicago Jazz Orchestra decided to record a tribute to Wes Montgomery, the choice of who would sit in for the legendary guitarist was obvious: Bobby Broom, a stellar guitarist in his own right who has called Chicago home for more than forty years and had performed a concert version of the album at Chicago's ...

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Jamalot

By Bobby Broom

Label: Steele Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Intro Announcement; Superstition; Band Introductions; Layla; The Tennessee Waltz; The Jitterbug Waltz; The House Of The Rising Sun; Tadd's Delight; The Long And Winding Road; Speak Low.

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In These Hills, Beyond

By Chad McCullough

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Fellowship; Imaginary Folk Song; Magic Music Man; Balance Wheel; Handwritten; Another Monster; Waterway; Detour; Forgotten Dreams.

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FOUR + Six

By Mark Watkins

Label: Jazz Hang Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: On Any Given Day in Summer; Don't Care Who Knows It; Against My Desire to Imagine; The Executioner is Looking Away; Shouldn'a Did That; Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow and Forever; Without Another Word.