Bruce Forman, Jazz Performer Bruce Forman, acclaimed a prodigious talent by Down Beat, has developed his dazzling guitar signature over 20-plus years as a professional musician. Embracing the spirit of musical freedom expressed by bebop wizards Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery and others, Bruce has cultivated what Option Magazine calls a truly original style. In JazzTimes, Barney Kessel said, Bruce Forman is one of the great lights of our age. Leader, as well as sideman, with many of the greatest names in jazz, Bruce has performed at most major jazz festivals and clubs around the world. Luminaries such as Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Bobby Hutcherson, Ray Brown, Eddie Jefferson and Richie Cole have featured him in their bands. Forman On The Job, his most recent release on Kamei Recordings, which features Joe Henderson, was named by the Gavin Report, which tracks radio airplay as the Record to Watch in its first week of release. The record also reached the No. 1 spot on Radio and Records' jazz chart. Other Forman titles include; In The Still Of The Night (Kamei/GSP), Pardon Me!, There Are Times, Full Circle and Dynamics (Concord Jazz); The Bash, In Transit, 20/20 and River Journey (Muse Records); and Coast To Coast (Choice Records). In addition, he has recorded with Tom Harrell, George Cables, Mark Murphy, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Knepper, Charlie Shoemake and many others. Labeled a composer of rare merit by Leonard Feather and praised by JazzTimes for his harmonic sophistication and improvisational finesse, Bruce has taught at music workshops and universities across the globe. He serves as in-house clinician for the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival Education Program. His instructional guides: The Jazz Guitarist's Handbook and Jazz Band Rhythm Guitar and his video: Jazz Guitar Soloing, have all met with widespread critical acclaim. Bruce Forman is in the forefront of musicians returning to the sound of the pure untreated hollow-body jazz guitar... He knows where he comes from - stylistically and historically - but also understands the importance of adding his own plays to the game. He truly is a keeper of the jazz guitar flame. Jazziz For playlists, personnel, purchase info and RealAudio samples of Bruce's Commercial Recordings, see discs .