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The David Bromberg Quintet's covid delayed Big Road tour rolled into Minneapolis for two nights, (April 5th and 6th, 2022) at the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. David was proud and excited to finally be able to premier his latest project, Big Road, before live audiences after he and his band worked really hard to complete it back in 2020 only to have it get delayed by wave after wave of covid. Although I did not attend the first night on April 5th, word was that David and his band were in good spirits and fine form.
It was not until after his opening number on the second night, (the crowd favorite, Sharon), did a somber Bromberg announce the sad news, the passing of his friend and long time collaborator, Paul Siebel, the gifted singer-songwriter (probably best known to Minnesotans as composer of Louise, which was covered and popularized by Leo Kottke). Siebel had worked with Bromberg for over 50 years including a live album recorded at McCabe's Guitars in LA back in 1978. Bromberg told the audience that if his band looked a little disorganized between songs it is because they don't operate from a set list. While he tries, if at all possible, not to play the same song two nights in a row, he would be making an exception this night to feature some of his favorites written by Siebel. Highlights included "The Ballad of Honest Sam", Siebel's commentary on Nixon and which David said also bears relevance to a recent administration and David's poignant version of "Any Day Woman".
It was at this point that things took a rather unfortunate turn. An overly enthusiastic fan who apparently missed David's introduction to the Siebel material kept requesting his Bromberg favorites, much to David's consternation. Below are three videos I took of the encounter:
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