FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:3PM (previously scheduled as The Bobby Broom Quartet). Guitarist Rod Harris Jr. has worked as a professional touring guitarist since 2008. While his musical roots are steeped in jazz, Harris’ professional collaborations include performances with numerous artists spanning multiple musical genres from gospel, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and R&B. In 2017, Harris was nominated for a Grammy Award for his guitar and production contributions on Atlantic recording artist Musiq Soulchild’s album Feel The Real.

Harris’ professional collaborations also include performances with artists such as Russell Gunn, Wycliff Gordon, Red Holloway, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Marcus Printup, Musia Soulchild, Monica, Maysa, Beyonce, Rueben Studdard, Queen Latifah, Melanie Feona, Mark Whitfield, Doug Carn, Fred Wesley, Syleena Johnson, Jagged Edge, Maxwell, Joi, Keiko Matsui, Brian Bromberg, Dionne Farris, Jennifer Holliday, Regina Belle, a mentor relationship with Bobby Broom and collaborations with many others.

Harris joined the Florida State University Jazz Faculty in 2023 and Clark Atlanta University in 2024. As an educator, in addition to teaching at FSU and CAU, Harris maintains an online jazz guitar teaching studio platform via YouTube that boasts over 3,900 worldwide subscribers.

Harris continues to maintain an active performance and recording schedule.  Members of his band include Louis Heriveaux, (piano), Tommy Sauter(bass), and Xavier Breaker(drums).