BOB MALONE has amassed a loyal international fan-base through twenty-five years of relentless touring and nine critically acclaimed album releases. He has also played keyboards for John Fogerty since joining his band in 2011. He’s been a session player for Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne, and his recording of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was the theme in the 2018 Illumination/Universal movie trailers for The Grinch. Bob combines unforgettable songwriting, refreshing reinterpretations of classic tunes, and a one-of-a-kind hybrid of rock, melodic pop, blues, and New Orleans R&B, delivered with high-energy piano virtuosity and a voice all his own.
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Solo and with his band, Bob has played Umbria Jazz Festival (ITALY), Glastonbury Music Festival (UK), Long Beach Bayou Festival (US), Blue Mountains Music Festival (AU), Cincy Blues Festival (US), Umbria Jazz Week (CHINA), plus headlining shows at Iridium (NYC), Garry Marshall Theatre (L.A.), 606 Club (LONDON), Dazzle Jazz & Blues (DENVER), and Clay Center For The Arts (CHARLESTON, WV). He’s been featured twice at WWOZ Piano Night in New Orleans.
“A keyboard wizard”
The New Yorker
“From complex turbo-charged polyrhythmic soul-jazz excursions to the most fundamental folk-rock anthems, Malone knows how to light it on fire.”
American Songwriter
“Pulsating, roaring keyboard work that grabs you and shakes you until you cry for mercy.”
Keyboard Magazine
“Keyboardist Bob Malone may have been the best musician on the stage outside of Mr. Fogerty himself.”
Pittsburgh-Post Gazette
As a member of John Fogerty’s band, he’s played New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Radio City Music Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Late Night with David Letterman, The View, Good Morning America, and “A Grammy Salute to the Songs Of Change” on CBS. He is featured on the 2019 concert album/DVD “50 Year Trip: Live at Red Rocks” and John’s 2013 studio album “Wrote A Song For Everyone.”
Bob’s 2016 Mojo Deluxe album went to #1 on the IBBA UK radio chart and was one of the top 100 most played CDs on the Roots Music Report radio charts. His latest, Good People, was released in May 2021 and singles from it are already being played on WFUV NYC, KCSN L.A., and SiriusXM The Loft. His songs and his playing have been heard on NCSI New Orleans, Entertainment Tonight, Lucifer, and The Hallmark Channel.
Bob’s music has been heard on NCIS New Orleans, Entertainment Tonight and many other shows. He has written symphony orchestra scores for Voices of Classic Soul (ex-Temptations, Four Tops, Platters, Drifters) and arranged big band and strings for a song recorded by Avril Lavigne for the Hallmark Channel.
Bob is endorsed by Kurzweil Music Systems, QSC Audio, Hammond Organ, Cordial Cables, and Sound Lab in-ear Monitors.