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- ↑ Readers Poll - DownBeat Magazine - 2015
- ↑ Critics Poll - DownBeat Magazine - 2014
- ↑ Critics Poll - DownBeat Magazine - 2013
- ↑ Critics Poll - DownBeat Magazine Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine - 2012
- ↑ BobbyBroom.com - Bobby Broom Organi-Sation to Open For Steely Dan Jamalot Ever After Tour 2014
- ↑ BobbyBroom.com - Bobby Broom on Wes Montgomery's 1959 Jazz Guitar Impact - April 2013
- ↑ BenPaterson.com - Ben Paterson - Biography
- ↑ MakayaMcCraven.com - Mayaka McCraven - Biography
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