INSTRUMENT(S) : Acoustic grand piano, Hammond B3 organ, electric keyboards.
COLLEAGUES : Gerald Albright, Najee, Kim Waters, Marcus Miller, Kirk Whalum, Rick Braun, Sonny Emory.
All appear of Lyle’s current hit album IVORY FLOW.
PERFORMANCES :
• Seabreeze Jazz Festival After Party
Panama City Beach, FL
• Berks Jazz Festival - Reading, PA
• Punta Cana Jazz Festival - Dominican Republic
• Mallorca Jazz Festival - Mallorca, Spain
• Royal Festival Hall with Norman Conners
and the Legends of Jazz - London, England
• Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Club - Los Angeles, CA
• Special guest with Pieces of a Dream
• With Andrew Neu Big Band
• Suite Lounge - Atlanta GA
• Crooner’s Supper Club (Solo jazz piano performance) - Minneapolis, MN
• Crooner’s Supper Club (6 piece smooth jazz band)
Minneapolis, MN
SOCIAL FOLLOWERS :
• Spotify (Latest Album) 58,200
• Spotify Combined 4,950,000
• FaceBook 4,800
• Instagram 2,000
NOTEWORTHY :
• 2020 Induction to Black Music Hall of Fame
• Emmy Nomination Bette Midler's “Diva Las Vegas"
• HBO Special 1999 - Musical Director
CHARTING & AIRPLAY :
"Nujazzy" from IVORY FLOW
#1 for 5 weeks Billboard / Mediabase
#3 on SmoothJazz.com Top 100 Album Chart
Multiple weeks airplay on Sirius XM Watercolors
"An incredible 45 years after releasing his epic debut album THE GENIE, and 33 years since his landmark Atlantic album IVORY DREAMS, Bobby Lyle reminds us on his latest collection that he’s still engaged and excited about being in the IVORY FLOW. The multi-talented pianist/keyboardist calls this gloriously crafted set “a reunion album,” with support from his equally legendary contemporary jazz pals Rick Braun, Gerald Albright, Najee, Marcus Miller, Marion Meadows, Nathan East, Everette Harp, Stanley Clarke, Kirk Whalum and Paul Jackson, Jr! This dream team takes fanciful spins through a riveting, expansive landscape infused with classic soul/funk, Latin-fired fusion, straight ahead jazz, solo piano blues and an elegant tune dedicated to Lyle’s son Tommy, who passed away in 2017 from diabetic complications. Step into the IVORY FLOW and feel the love." ~SmoothJazz.com Global Radio
