Jack Broadbent
Jack Broadbent (born June 15, 1988 in Lincolnshire , England) is a British guitarist and singer-songwriter . He plays and writes his songs in the blues and folk style.
Live and act
Broadbent grew up in rural England. John Lee Hooker , Peter Green and Robert Johnson , but also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are among Broadbents' influences; but he has developed his own style. To be able to play the guitar in the “slide” style , he often uses a bottle neck or a “ hip flask ”.
Broadbent started out as a street musician and delighted with improvised pieces. One of his YouTube videos was viewed 425,000 times. In the meantime he appears on larger stages solo or as an opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd , Johnny Hallyday , Bernard Allison and Robben Ford . He made festival appearances in Glastonbury, 2016 at the Montreux Jazz Festival and 2018 at the Rochester Jazz Festival. The Montreux Jazz Festival announced him as "The new master of the slide guitar".
Web links
- Jack Broadbent website
- Interview (german)
- Jack Broadbent at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jack Broadbent. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ ABOUT. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Jack Broadbent | INTERMUSIC. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (German).
- ↑ a b El Lokal - Jack Broadbent. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Short interview (Rochester)
- ↑ Jack Broadbent brings back the blues at Rochester Jazz festival
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Broadbent, Jack |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British guitarist and singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lincolnshire , England |