Congratulations to guitarist Bobby Broom
and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra
for placing No. 7 on the
JazzWeek Top 100 Jazz Chart for 2025!!
From the Chicago premiere performance of music from their recording, More Amor – a Tribute to Wes Montgomery, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom play Wes's classic tune, "Four On Six."
Musical Director and Conductor, Jeff Lindberg, leads Chicago's longest operating big band in this powerful, ultra-swinging romp by arranger, Tom Garling.
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra is:
Woodwinds:
John Wojceichowski, Bill Overton, Scott Burns, Eric Schneider, Ted Hogarth, Kimberly Risinger
Trumpets:
Roger Ingram, Victor Garcia, Doug Scharf, Pharez Whitted, Art Davis
Trombones:
Steve Duncan, Luke Malewicz, Raphael Crawford, Thomas Matta
Rhythm Section:
Dan Trudell (pno), Dennis Carroll (bs), Kobie Watkins (drs)
Violin 1:
Steve Winkler, Natalie Frankes, Karla Galva, Wendy Evans, Daryl Silberman, Eden Crumbly
Violin 2:
Lisa Fako, Henry Zheng, Sheila Hanford, Melanie Sarapa, Emily Randle
Viola:
Jeff Yang, Danny Seidenberg, Mary Odin
Cello:
Dorothy Deen, Margaret Daly, Ronald Chambers
Videography and editing, audio recording and mixing by Joey Skoch.
