"Brook's versatile and accomplished guitar playing runs a gamut from blues to jazz to folk. The playing and singing is by turns reflective, relaxing, and stirring." Bill Dewey, Reclaiming Quarterly. Brook combines acoustic guitar journeys and vocals that reach for your heart and touch the soul.
Biography
...great facility, I really dig (his) playing! -- Kenny
Burrell
...(he's) really got the blues!
-- Richie Cole
Brook's original themes start from the heart, take wing through personal transformation, move out through their connection with the natural world, and on into empowered action.
Since the release of his first solo album, Brook has been consistently touring in the United States and Western Europe as well as appearing as a Featured Artist at the Zihautanejo International Guitar Festival in March 2006. He has worked with roots greats Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, and he has supported numerous national and local musicians in just about every American musical genre from folk and blues through jazz, swing, rock, funk, soul, and country: Anne Hill, Linda Hirschorn, Mokai, Opie Bellas, and T. Thorn Coyle, working in bands with players like Laurie Lewis, Michaelle Goerlitz, and Bruce Langhorn, among others.
Brook's song, "12 Long Years" (co-written with Bernie Gilbert) hit #2 on the Broadjam top ten in the Chicago Blues category on December 11th, 2006. "12 Long Years" has been in the top 10 since October, 2007. Broadjam ratings are based upon the reviews of the participants.
And, Brook was an "Artist of the Month" for K&K Sound in January, 2007.
His recordings can be heard on Internet stations like Split Open and Melt Radio. And he can be heard on radio stations in the United States and Western Europe, notably: ALOOGA Radio in Germany and Radio SINAI in Belgium, and in select markets in the United States.
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