photo by les addicott
Bobby is a native of Edmond Okla.
Worked in Los Angeles in with trumpet session ace Jay Daversa ...and drummers
Shelly Manne and John Guerin , pianist Roger Kelloway . began studying with guitar wizard,
the late Ted Greene . Ted authored "Chord Chemistry," known to guitarists round the
world as the "bible." for guitar chord voicings. Ted followed and studied at the knee of guitar giant
Joe Pass during the 60's later Ted went on to teach and inspire guitarist such as Larry Carlton, Lee
Ritenour, Jay Graydon, Steve Vai....
returned to Oklahoma City briefly...resumed teaching at UCO and playing guitar with ther
Oklahoma City Symphony "Pops." orchestra. While also working with Jazz organist Earl Day This
organ trio during that time helped reinstate jazz to a city with a rich jazz history...birthplace of Charlie Christian,
Barney Kessel. This organ trio was host to a number of jazz happenings in the early to mid-80's in OKC.
Boston Mass. playing with the Longy School of Music's jazz band. worked with
rockabilly artist Doug Forman(formerly of the band "The Fools") playing legitamate rockabilly
guitar for 2 years around Boston. also formed "Bobby Brewer Band" a hardcore blues trio that played
Boston's South Shore and Back Bay blues clubs, all around New York and New England.
14 years in Nashville...numerous road tours in the early 90's...active on the local scene
with my jazz group and doning freelance with different artist and development acts.
off the road and working at a small studio... Fullhouse Recorders in Whitehouse Tn.
as an engineer, producer, and guitarist on demo work..
Present;
Bobby has his own blues band "The Blind Willies" working in the Mid-Atlantic area
and freelance on guitar live and in the studio. Also appears with "The Reese Project." whose
The CD release "This Just In," is w/TRP and co-produced
by Producer/Grammy Winner, Jack Kreisberg, I also produced and recorded this Album in my home
studio. The new release for TRP, "Eastern Standard Time" was recored at Showplace Studio in Dover
N.J. and produced byJack also...with Ben Elliot engineering. Both CD's are available on the "In The Groove"
Record label and distributed by "Allegro Records Distribution"
I also record/produce/write with an international jazz group "The Funkdawgs."
Together for five years, one of the first groups to record in cyberspace using the
internet to exchange files. Band member are in Canada, New York, Italy, and South
Carolina. Bobby and the band have been featured in numerous magazine publications,
Bassic Magazine, Saxophone Journal, Guitar World,among others. The band recently
the Net Music Makers "Battle of Bands" in the jazz catagory Top prize was $10,000
in recording and musical equipment.
I have an Instruction Book in print and published by the prestigous "Music Minus One"
company. It features5 of of my original compositions, which are transcribed for advanced
jazz guitar and come with a playalong CD. MusicMinus One did a beautiful job with the publication.
Bobby has played guitar w/ Stanley Clarke, Petula Clark, Norm Crosby, Larry Gatlin, Les Brown, Phil Harris,
Jerry Lewis, Jerry Reed, Chita Rivera, Bobby Rydell, Jeanne C. Riley, Rufus Thomas, The Marcel Dance Company,
Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera, The Allentown Symphonia, Shippinsberg Community Orchestra...among others...
