Brian Bromberg is a bassist who performs regularly on both acoustic and electric. To date he has released 26 albums as a leader. Brian Bromberg was born in Tucson, Arizona on December 5, 1960.

Because Brian’s father and older brother were both drummers, he began his musical life playing the drums, but switched to bass in high school when introduced to the instrument by the orchestra director. He took learning the bass very seriously and followed a rigorous practice schedule. Before he graduated high school Bromberg was gigging several nights per week with bands playing a variety of genres.

In 1979 the bassist for pianist Bill Evans heard Brian Bromberg and recommended him to saxophonist Stan Getz who auditioned and hired Brian. Although he had only played bass for about six years, at the age of 19 Bromberg found himself touring as the bass player with one of the best-known saxophonists in the world.

Bromberg recorded his first album as a leader in 1986. His earliest projects fell into the “smooth jazz” category and received significant airplay on radio stations featuring that format. In 1990, though, he recorded “It’s About Time: The Acoustic Project” which fell squarely into the mainstream jazz category. Since that time he has played both electric and acoustic basses in various settings including with Freddie Hubbard and Ernie Watts. Bromberg also plays the rare piccolo bass in lieu of using guitars on many of his records.

Brian Bromberg remains active not only as a performer, but also as a clinician, an instrument designer and as a record producer. He has received producer credits on eight top ten hits. Bromberg’s most recent record, “A Little Driving Music,” was recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic and features 12 original compositions by the bassist along with a cover of Walking on Sunshine.

Here is a link to a video of Brian Bromberg performing on “The Sound Room” for WEEU radio in Reading, Pennsylvania:

"THE SOUND ROOM"