 BioSince his arrival to New York in 1999 Bob has been performing with many of the city's top musicians including Eliot Zigmund, Joe Beck, Buddy Williams, Alan Harris, Ron Afif, Brad Shepik and Lou Volpe. He has played at the Blue Note, Birdland, the Hartford International Jazz Festival, Joe's Pub and the Knitting Factory. Maintaining a busy schedule as both a sideman and band leader, he is at home with many styles of music and has performed and recorded with jazz, rock, pop, r'n'b and latin artists, musicals and symphony orchestras. Bob is also active as an educator. Currently he is directing the jazz band and teaching bass lessons at Holy Cross high school in Flushing, NY as well as teaching privately. He has also been a clinician for the Westchester Community College's Jazz Master Class since 2001. Originally from the San Francisco bay area, he began playing the saxophone at age 10 but the sounds of James Jamerson, Rocco Prestia, and Jaco Pastorius inspired him to pick up the bass guitar. He was soon gigging with local rock bands and playing in his high school's jazz band. At age 18 he began studying the upright bass. He holds undergraduate degrees in music from Berklee College of Music and California State University, Chico and a Masters Degree in music from the City College of New York where he studied with Ron Carter, John Patitucci, and Geri Allen. Resume - > |