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Buzz Brooks

Buzz Brooks, Purveyor of the Song-Play Arts

About Me

Please visit WWW.BUZZBROOKS.COM for more info, and to buy CDs! Also, all my tunes are available by download from iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc. Buzz Brooks is an emerging San Francisco Bay Area jazz vocalist whose motto is, "Manifest More Mirth". Hence, most tunes he performs contain some sort of humor or word-play. After three decades of performing as a keyboard player, Buzz decided several years ago to re-invent himself as a vocalist. He believes that jazz is the last and greatest unexplored musical frontier; the limits of jazz are as high as the sky and as deep as the oceans. His new CD, "The Oenophile Anthem" embodies his sense of humor as well as his commitment to jazz vocal styling.

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Member Since: 6/26/2006
Band Website: buzzbrooks.com
Band Members: BUZZ BROOKS: The Singing Cab Driver, operator of the Kabaret Kab in San Francisco.
Influences: All the great jazz vocalists have in one way or another colored my artistic sense. In particular, vocalese artists have always impressed and intrigued me. Currently, Kurt Elling commands a lot of my attention.
Sounds Like: Some folks say I sound like Mel Torme. I don't know about that, since I'm hardly a tenor. On my new album, "The Oenophile Album", there are representations of several styles, from Gilberto to Chet Baker. Hear for yourself.
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