Bobby Broom Joins Chicago Jazz Orchestra & String On “More Amor”
Guitarist Bobby Broom is the featured soloist on a new recording by the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery, due for release March 28.
The brainchild of CJO musical director/conductor Jeff Lindberg and Broom, the recording began with a seed planted in 2004, after Broom’s successful Montgomery retrospective concert performance with the big band and strings. “I was thrilled when Jeff contacted me about finally getting to work on this recording,” says Broom. “Seeing this vision through was an important collaboration for both of us.”
Having recently performed a successful three-night run at the Half Note Jazz Club in Athens, Greece, as well as performances at Berklee College of Music and City Winery Chicago, Broom continues to keep his schedule of bookings full.
On Fri. 4/4, he’ll be part of a Benny Golson Tribute with the Ravinia Jazz Mentors at Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia Festival Grounds, Highland Park, IL. The Jazz Scholar Program is one of the Ravinia Festival’s many community outreach arms. It involves professional jazz musicians working closely with jazz-aspiring, Chicago-area high schoolers. Over the years, the program has yielded players like Marquis Hill, Rajiv Halim, Kyle Swan, and Isaiah Collier. Broom has been a Ravinia Jazz mentor for 25 years.
Broom performs with the Ben Paterson Organ Trio at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase 4/10-13. Paterson is a member of the Bobby Broom Organi-Sation, which toured with Steely Dan in 2014 and is featured on that trio’s 2024 Jamalot CD.
This fall (10/15), Broom will perform with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra at Daniels Pavilion, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL.
