Recent Release!
'Dedication' CD

The latest from the Bruce Forman Trio available Now!
In stores Now!
'Trust Me' Novel

Listen to a reading from the first fiction novel by Bruce Forman...
 


Cow Bop rides on! Now based in Southern California, Cow Bop works regularly, both on tour and locally. This band is definitely 'too hick for the room'!

Just back from the Montreal Jazz Festival, the band is now saddling up for the Way Out West Music Fest in Snowbasin, UT, Aug 7; playing alongside Dwight Yoakum, Sam Bush, Dave Mason, Robben Ford...wahoo!

Bruce Forman plays Ribbecke (click here for photo). "I just got a Ribbecke Halfling, a hybrid with lots of archtop and a good part flat top. Bell-like lows and sustain for days," says Bruce. "I look forward to exploring all she has to offer."

It's official: Bruce Forman has joined the staff at USC's Thornton School of Music's Studio/Jazz Guitar Dept. "In replacing Joe Diorio, I know I have huge shoes to fill. It is indeed humbling, and I look forward to working with the talented students and to being a member of such an esteemed faculty," says Bruce.

 

Bruce Forman's guitar playing featured in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning film, "Million Dollar Baby"!
    Bruce Forman's guitar style has been an important part of the international jazz scene for more than two decades. He has been featured as leader as well as sideman at most of the prestigious festivals and concert venues throughout the world. His numerous recording and performing credits include the likes of Bobby Hutcherson, Ray Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Henderson, Barney Kessel, and others. Known for bop-style phrasing and inventive harmonizations, his ability to work in a variety of settings keeps him in constant demand.

    His devotion to sharing his knowledge has been a constant throughout his career. Having taught since his late teens, he is keenly aware of the needs of developing musicians and is personally connected to all of his students, many of whom have moved on to successful careers as recording and performing artists. He has served as 'artist in residence' at numerous music workshops worldwide, has conducted seminars in conservatories and universities across four continents, is a Resource Team member for the IAJE and a longstanding member of the Monterey Jazz Festival Education Program. In 2000, he founded JazzMasters Workshop more...