Spirit and Spice Review – Flat out wonderful

GEORGE BROOKS SUMMIT/Spirit and Spice: The thing you’re going to like most about this set is that it’s completely nuts. A solid jazzbo with free jazz leanings and world beat interests that isn’t afraid to share the spotlight with a bunch of game raising players, Brooks brings the 60s into the 10s with a smoking [...]

Spirit and Spice review: “Flat out Wonderful”

GEORGE BROOKS SUMMIT/Spirit and Spice: The thing you’re going to like most about this set is that it’s completely nuts. A solid jazzbo with free jazz leanings and world beat interests that isn’t afraid to share the spotlight with a bunch of game raising players, Brooks brings the 60s into the 10s with a smoking [...]

Bombay Jazz Review on Jambase

Below is an excerpt from Joe Lang’s review of our Bombay Jazz performance at the Dakota jazz club in Minneapolis. “For the final set at their four-night stay at Minneapolis’ Dakota Jazz Club, under the banner of “Larry Coryell’s Bombay Jazz” – Brooks, Coryell, Ronu Majumdar (bansuri flute) and Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla) – proceeded to [...]

Interview with Larry Coryell prior to Bombay Jazz performance at L’Astral in Montreal

Back home, finishing the artwork and mastering for the new George Brooks Summit CD, “Spirit and Spice”. Should be at the presses before the end of next week. In the mean time take a look at this interview with Larry Coryell filmed before our performance at the L’Astral Jazz Club in Montreal. There is some [...]

Posts from Muscat

Steve Smith has put together some behind the scenes footage of our ‘Global Fusion” concert in Muscat earlier this month..check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxSyuGpDexk.. Also some nice pix of the concert at http://digitaloman.blogspot.com/

On Tour with Bombay Jazz

I am sitting in the sound booth at Dakotas Jazz Club in Minneapolis, MN. Bombay Jazz has been on tour for about a week now, having some great shows with super enthusiastic audiences. It is indeed pleasure to work with this group again after a two year hiatus. We continue to push the envelope on [...]

Great Global Fusion

Just returned from Muscat, Oman where I had the pleasure of performing with a stellar group of extraordinary musicians. The event was hosted by Bank Sarasen Alpen who provided us this rare opportunity to bring together such a talented group from Hungary, India, Iran, Germany. Liberia, Oman and the USA. Check out these photos.

Global Fusion in Muscat

I am heading to Muscat on Monday for the third is a series of “Global Fusion” concerts supported by the Dubai based Sarasin Alpen Bank. This concert on March 4th will feature India’s master percussionist and founding member of Shakti, Vikku Vinayakram. Also in attendance will be my partners American drum phenom, Steve Smith and [...]