Brian
Bromberg is a celebrated double bassist, composer, producer, and arranger. Hailing
from Tucson, Arizona, Brian has spent the last 40 years as an A-lister of the
L.A. music scene. He’s performed and recorded with world-renowned jazz and pop
artists, including Anita O' Day, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, George
Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Michael Bublé, Sting and many more. Brian’s
introduction to the world stage came in 1979 when Marc Johnson (bassist of the
Bill Evans Trio) recommended him to the legendary sax player Stan Getz. Brian
had just turned 19 and spent nearly a year touring the world with Stan and his
band. Since then, he has performed and recorded with some of the greatest
artists of our time. As a bandleader, Brian Bromberg has released over 25
albums to critical acclaim, including Wood (2002), Jaco (2002), and the Grammy
award-nominated Downright Upright (2007). Brian’s most recent record LaFaro,
released April 2024, is a tribute to the pioneering jazz bassist Scott LaFaro.
The music on this recording is some of the most popular songs that the Bill
Evans Trio recorded, as well as one of Scott's original songs and a song Brian
wrote for this project. When talking about the record, he says “I did not try
and emulate Scott LaFaro in any way on this recording. How could I, and more
importantly, why would I? We recorded 14 songs in two days of live recording.
We did a few takes of each song and then moved to the next song. It was a
rewarding experience recording all these classic jazz standards and just going
where the music took us”.