BRUCE FORMAN
Genres: Bop, Hard Bop, Blues • United States

A busy touring schedule; soundtrack performances on three of Clint Eastwood’s distinguished films--the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby, Oscar-nominated Flags of Our Fathers and Hereafter; fourteen recordings as a leader, including his newest, Formanism; countless sideman dates, over twenty appearances at the landmark Monterey Jazz Festival; a featured role on one of jazz great Ray Brown’s last albums; in residence at USC ’s Studio / Jazz Guitar Dept.—when does Bruce Forman rest? Forman is a seasoned jazz player with top-level skills as a leader, entertainer and sideman. He creates soulful, lyrical melodies, inventive harmonies, and solid accompaniment. Though he can shred bebop at blistering tempos with the best of ‘em, he is no urban snob. Cow Bop, Forman’s unique “western bebop” band, hit four separate charts with its CDs, Swingin’ Out West, Route 66 and Too Hick for the Room.   Bruce’s life and musical journey provide an American saga that is still read more...