| "If Williams'
guitar picking gets any sharper, we'll have to invent
new adjectives," wrote the Boston Globe about
Brooks' 12th album, "Skiffle-Bop". Critics
and writers have certainly been trying: Brooks is
both "an acoustic guitar god," and a "fret
monster," they say. His playing is "shamanistic"
while he sings like the "Angel of Soul."
"Electrifying," "dazzling,"
and "breathtaking" come up regularly,
as do other descriptions that try to capture both
water and air. Does he "whomp his way through
percussive, string-bending blues," or deliver
a silky sound that "runs like liquid from his
fingers"? Brooks Williams does all those things.
Twelve albums in 15 years; nationwide
radio airplay; critical acclaim, awards and nominations;
and steady touring across North America, England,
and Ireland have built audiences hungry for Brooks'
musical intuition and warm stage presence.
His own intense appetite for music means set lists
mixing classic favorites, new compositions, and
an intimate knowledge of songs from blues, jazz,
gospel, African, Brazilian, and other folk traditions.
Works by Joseph Spence, Caetano Veloso, Pat Metheny,
Buddy Miller, T-Bone Burnett, Miriam Makeba, Sam
Phillips and Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile, and
more, get a second life with Brooks' distinctive,
soulful interpretations. His ear for rhythm, swing,
slide, and color-made-into- sound keeps each song
fresh and breathing.
Reservations are required.
Please contact Jeff
Rice for more information. |
