Bobby Bradford Quartet Feat. Vinny Golia at Bimhuis

International quartet with an orchestral formula led by Bobby Bradford, trumpet and cornet player and former musical partner of Ornette Coleman and John Carter. ‘A brilliant melodist’ (Chicago Reader).

Bobby Bradford haunts the contemporary history of jazz and his reputation among musicians is undeniable. The American trumpeter, cornet player and composer played a fundamental role in Ornette Coleman’s band in the 1950s. Bradford played on revolutionary Coleman albums such as Science Fiction. His long association with clarinet player John Carter has greatly influenced musicians all over the world. He has also collaborated with, among others, David Murray, Frode Gjerstad and British percussionist John Stevens....

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International quartet with an orchestral formula led by Bobby Bradford, trumpet and cornet player and former musical partner of Ornette Coleman and John Carter. ‘A brilliant melodist’ (Chicago Reader).

Bobby Bradford haunts the contemporary history of jazz and his reputation among musicians is undeniable. The American trumpeter, cornet player and composer played a fundamental role in Ornette Coleman’s band in the 1950s. Bradford played on revolutionary Coleman albums such as Science Fiction. His long association with clarinet player John Carter has greatly influenced musicians all over the world. He has also collaborated with, among others, David Murray, Frode Gjerstad and British percussionist John Stevens.

The Bobby Bradford Quartet reveals an orchestral formula. In this international band Bradford once again collaborates with Vinny Golia, leading reeds player and composer from Los Angeles. The rhythm section consists of French double bassist Bernard Santacruz and Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, known for his associations with, among others, Atomic and Ken Vandermark.

‘Bobby Bradford-the brilliant melodist. No matter how woolly or abstract his surroundings get, he makes his richly melodic phrases fit in perfectly’ (Chicago Reader).

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