Bob Brozman Australian Tour
“Bob Brozman staggers the limits of imagination!” - Winnipeg Folk Festival Program
“The playing is dazzling, the dexterity and complexity is without parallel…every piece is packed with a compelling, humorous quality…” - Folk Roots Magazine, London
“…so many stinging one-liners with such rapidity that he could easily make a living as a comedian.” - The San Diego Tribune
“… a guitarist of confounding virtuosity…a professor of 6 strings full of energy…” - Le Monde, Paris
Bob Brozman, a remarkably prolific artist whose wit, energy, and musical technique combine powerfully to create an unforgettable live performance, is returning to Australia for an East Coast tour in September.
Bob’s familiarity with diverse world music cultures produces a novel blending of influences, unparalleled in today’s musical environment. His rhythmic dexterity resonates with elements of blues, jazz, Gypsy swing, calypso, sega, and even the most modern hip-hop and ska beats. Likewise, his chords and harmonies articulate an acute blend of timbres from Hawaiian, Indian, African, Japanese/Okinawan, Caribbean, and American roots blues. Bob’s exhilarating show spans the global and musical spectrum, and keeps audiences enthralled, begging for more of his endearing, infectious energy. Bob’s disarming talent for humour and rapport invariably add something special to his renowned live shows.
A lifelong study of ethnomusicology (he is an adjunct Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, where he lectures and is beginning research on string music in PNG and the islands around New Guinea and in the western South Pacific Ocean) and the global migration of musical styles ensure Bob’s committed attention and respect to each of the cultures in his repertoire. He casually shares historical facts with his audiences, and charms them with his ability to integrate local languages into his show: over the years, Bob has taught himself useful phrases in over 30 languages, which he regularly uses both on stage and off.
Undoubtedly, however, Bob’s preferred language is music - which he speaks fluently, around the world. His most recent projects have rendered him a true player in the world music scene. In the past year alone, he collaborated on stage and in the studio with over four dozen artists from more than 13 different countries. An abundance of projects such as these has established Bob as, according to one reviewer, “the man whose musical empathy seems to know no bounds.” And as journalist Paul Fisher notes, “If music existed in another universe, Bob would be the Planet Earth’s representative for an interplanetary collaboration.”
Bob maintains a nearly superhuman tour schedule throughout the year, every year. Live performance tours are a vital part Bob’s activity, in addition to his collaborations. He tours constantly throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. As Bob says, “There’s so much music out there…I guess I’ll get some sleep in the next life!”
Don’t miss this truly world class performer.
VICTORIAN TOUR DATES
Wednesday September 13th
The Limelight Lounge
157 Moorabool St, Geelong, VIC
Ph: 03 5221 2191
Tickets $17 / $15 SHBC members
Friday September 15th
The Palais www.thepalais.com.au
111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, VIC
Ph: 03 5348 4849
Tickets $23 (show only) or $53 2 course dinner + show
Saturday September 16th
Northcote Social Club www.northcotesocialclub.com
301 High St, Northcote, VIC
Ph: 03 9486 1677
Tickets $25 presale $30 door
