Two Bobs, four hands, twenty fingers, 100 years of boogie. Two phenomenal performers have combined their talents for an evening of extraordinary jazz, blues, boogie, stride and rock. Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori are both living connections to a musical heritage that is the backbone of American music.
Both of them play a relentless keyboard in the truest sense of jazz playing Infectious rhythm and dizzying improvization. Both have unparalleled credentials in the genre.
Bob Seeley spent his formative years playing with Meade Lux Lewis and other jazz greats in the 1950s and early 60s. Over the years Seeley has become known as the best boogie woogie and stride player in the world.
"Boogie" Bob Baldori has been playing piano and harmonica with Chuck Berry since 1967. In addition to fronting his own group he has spent years playing blues, boogie and backbeat rock and roll in Chicago and Detroit.
Together, their styles are at the crossroads of American music.
The relationship started when they met at a tribute to Chuck Berry's original piano player, Johnny Johnson. They started working together soon after Baldori sat in at Seeley's regular gig at Charley's Crab in Detroit. A mutual interest in the "two piano" boogie style of Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons led them to work out some of the original four hand classics. They also discovered a repertoire of mutually familiar blues, boogie and jazz tunes that Baldori could double on harmonica. From there it was a short step to creating original pieces for their live show.
Between them, they have an encyclopedic repertoire of jazz, boogie, stride, blues and backbeat rock and roll.
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Hey Seeley & Baldori – At long last, FGC’s back in Michigan this Friday for a show at Papa Pete’s in Kalamazoo. Hope to see you out there! Click the image below for the full ’08 tour schedule.
Thanks for the add,guys! I did some recording in Bob's Okemos studio back in '77 or '78 with Brown And Bennett - Man, I'd like to hear THAT stuff again!!!!!!!!!!! Take care! Bob Lyon - Moss Agate
Hey guys - FGC is really excited to have just launched the new Family Groove Caravan, and we wanted to give you a heads up about it. Click away and enjoy the site!
Thank you very much for accept the friend request! I'm so glad I have found your site, with great stuff. I really like boogie, and the work from Baldori on Chuck Berry's album "San Francisco Dues" is great. I'm glad CB still play heavy guitar at 80. Let It Rock!
