Bobby Ricketts
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Bobby Ricketts is an American saxophonist based in Copenhagen, Denmark
. Bobby grew up in the area around greater Boston MA. Due to several hundred appearances on various Danish television shows from ca. 1983 onward, Bobby Ricketts has become one of the most famous musicians in that country. Through numerous artistic collaborations, his reputation has spread throughout Scandinavia, Europe, Japan and the US.
Bobby Ricketts regularly tours in Europe, Japan and the United States, and has now added East Africa to his area of concert operations.
In March 2008, Bobby Ricketts released the album "Skin To Skin" which was called "one of the most scintillating albums of 2008!" in a review by Smoothjazz.com radio personality
Sandy Shore.
Bobby Ricketts has begun work on his next album release, expected to be available worldwide ultimo 2011.
As a result of heavy touring activity during 2009/2010, the saxophone sound and music of Bobby Ricketts is connecting with a growing audience numbering in the tens of thousands, spread on five continents around the globe. Over the past couple of years, Bobby has progressed from being "one to watch", to becoming one of the most exciting, dynamic, contemporary instrumentalists on the international scene today.
Bobby Ricketts is an official Yamaha EU Artist, an endorser of Roland Keyboards and DPA Microphones, a musical director for television, the Creative Director of The Dar Jazz Event, and the initiator of The Band Doctor feat. Bobby Ricketts Music Development Seminars conducted at Tanzania House of Talent in Dar Es Salaam.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. Bobby grew up in the area around greater Boston MA. Due to several hundred appearances on various Danish television shows from ca. 1983 onward, Bobby Ricketts has become one of the most famous musicians in that country. Through numerous artistic collaborations, his reputation has spread throughout Scandinavia, Europe, Japan and the US.
Bobby Ricketts regularly tours in Europe, Japan and the United States, and has now added East Africa to his area of concert operations.
In March 2008, Bobby Ricketts released the album "Skin To Skin" which was called "one of the most scintillating albums of 2008!" in a review by Smoothjazz.com radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
Sandy Shore.
Bobby Ricketts has begun work on his next album release, expected to be available worldwide ultimo 2011.
As a result of heavy touring activity during 2009/2010, the saxophone sound and music of Bobby Ricketts is connecting with a growing audience numbering in the tens of thousands, spread on five continents around the globe. Over the past couple of years, Bobby has progressed from being "one to watch", to becoming one of the most exciting, dynamic, contemporary instrumentalists on the international scene today.
Bobby Ricketts is an official Yamaha EU Artist, an endorser of Roland Keyboards and DPA Microphones, a musical director for television, the Creative Director of The Dar Jazz Event, and the initiator of The Band Doctor feat. Bobby Ricketts Music Development Seminars conducted at Tanzania House of Talent in Dar Es Salaam.
External links
- http://www.bobbyricketts.com
- http://www.myspace.com/bobbyricketts
- http://www.reverbnation.com/bobbyricketts
- http://www.facebook.com/bobbyricketts.musician
- http://www.youtube.com/user/wavemediagroup
- http://darjazzevent.com/