Bruce Forman(II)
- Music Department
Bruce Forman took on a classic quest as a young man--to grow beyond his
roots in Texas, acquire artistic mastery, conquer the urban world, and
achieve knowledge and sophistication. His reputation and circle of
collaborators grew, and his horizons expanded: leader on 16 albums;
sideman on numerous others; composer; arranger; artist in residence;
university educator; philanthropist; composer-performer on a jazz
libretto, The Red Guitar, and three Clint Eastwood soundtracks: Flags
of Our Fathers; Million Dollar Baby; and Hereafter. With the creation
of Cow Bop, a band that mixes bebop, Western swing and Bruce's special
sauce, his artistic expressions burst beyond any traditional niche or
style, and they ain't going back.