Brian Bromberg

Downright Upright

On Downright Upright, acclaimed bassist BRIAN BROMBERG leads an all-star line-up to create a musical tour de force. With Bromberg shifting into high gear on both acoustic and piccolo bass, Downright Upright is a complete turnaround from 2006’s Wood II.  The traditional trio is replaced with a contemporary ensemble that includes pianists George Duke and Jeff Lorber, saxophonists Gary Meek, Boney James, and Kirk Whalum, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, trumpeter Rick Braun, and guitarists Gannin Arnold and Lee Ritenour.   This powerhouse ensemble generates hard-driving, retro-inspired grooves embraced by distinctive melodies delivered by an animated trumpet/sax horn section combined with Bromberg’s spirited piccolo bass.  

Downright Upright shines as an artistic triumph for Brian Bromberg: a musician who is constantly reinventing his creative boundaries.

Downright Upright All Stars featuring Brian Bromberg, Randy Brecker, Jeff Lorber, Gary Meek and Dave Weckl  will be on tour  in the following cities:  (Check his website for more  dates later in the year)

MARCH, 2007

3/10   Sat    Tower Theatre, Fresno CA            One Show:  8:00 P.M.
 

3/12  Mon   The Jazz Standard, NY, NY            Two Shows:  7:30 P.M. and 9:30 P.M.
 

3/13  Tue    Blues Alley, Washington, DC         Two Shows:  8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.

3/14 Wed    Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis MD         Two Shows:   6:30 P.M. and 9:00 P.M.
 

3/15 Thu     Sculler’s Jazz Club, Boston, MA                Two Shows:  8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.
                

3/16 Fri      Berks Jazz Festival, Reading PA                One Show:  10:00 P.M.

                  Sheraton Reading Hotel Ballroom 

APRIL, 2007

4/5 thru 7    Vault 350 and Backstage, Long Beach, CA

4/12 thru 15 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA 98121