World-renowned bassist and producer Brian Bromberg finds inspiration during the pandemic with a funk driven new album that conjures the spirit of the open road. A Little Driving Music features an all-star socially distanced lineup of musicians including Dave Koz, Marion Meadows, Everette Harp, Elan Trotman, Gary Meek and Nick Colionne.
A Little Driving Music is Bromberg's third album created in quarantine, features a dozen brand-new Bromberg compositions as well as a surprising 80s cover song, the joyful Katrina and the Waves hit "Walking on Sunshine." The freedom of the open road on A Little Driving Music shrugs off the prevailing mood of COVID-era claustrophobia and political strife for fun, funky paean to cruising with the top down and leaving your troubles behind.
He’s done smooth jazz, fusion, Hendrix, bossa nova, swing and beyond, but this time out bassist extraordinaire gets funky. He’s got a full house of guests with saxists Dave Koz, Everette Harp, Gary Meek, Marion Meadows, Elan Trotman and Darren Rahn. The rhythm team includes drummers Joel Taylor-Tony Moore, percussionist Lenny Castro along with keyboardist Tom Zink, guitarists Jerry Cortez, Nick Colionne and Ray Fuller, throwing in Craig Fundiga for good measure.