BRUCE FORMAN Trio/Quartet

TBA 2024/25

Available for Concerts and Masterclass

Bruce Forman [guitar]
Featuring:
Marco Marzola
[bass], Eric Bernard Kennedy [drums & vocal]
* Nico Menci [piano] on Quartet

Bruce Forman, acclaimed a “prodigious talent” by Down Beat and Bill Board, has developed his dazzling guitar signature over 20 plus years as a professional musician. Embracing the spirit of musical freedom expressed by bebop wizards Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery and others, Bruce has cultivated what Option Magazine calls “a truly original style”.
Bruce Forman’s guitar style has been an important part of the international jazz scene for more than two decades.
He has been featured as leader as well as sideman at most of the prestigious festivals and concert venues throughout the world. His numerous recording and performing credits include the likes of Bobby HutchersonOscar PetersonHank JonesRay BrownStanley TurrentineFreddie HubbardRichie ColeJoe HendersonBarney KesselElvin JonesGeorge CablesWoody ShawTom HarrellMark Murphy and others. Known for his swinging bop-style phrasing and inventive harmonizations, his ability to work in a variety of settings keeps him in constant demand. His guitar work is featured throughout Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-winning flm, Million Dollar Baby, (2005 Million Dollar Baby, 2006 Flags of Our Fathers, 2007 Grace Is Gone)
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“Bruce Forman is one of the great lights of our age.” Barney KesselJazz Times
“Bruce Forman is a wonderful guitarist; extremely versatile and very musical…a frst-rate accompanist and soloist.” Kenny Burrell

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Marco Marzola Music