Bob Mintzer
Bob Mintzer (born January 27, 1953 in New Rochelle , New York) is an American jazz and fusion musician ( saxophone , clarinet , wind player ) as well as composer , arranger and band leader .
biography
Mintzer worked with musicians such as Eumir Deodato , Tito Puente , Buddy Rich and Hubert Laws in the mid-1970s and was a member of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1977 . Since 1978 he has led his own band, with which he recorded more than twenty albums. In addition, he stepped u. a. with Jaco Pastorius , Mike Mainieri , Louie Bellson , Bob Moses and the American Saxophone Quartet and has made guest appearances with various symphony orchestras. Since 1991 he has been a member of the fusion band Yellowjackets .
Mintzer took over as chief conductor of the WDR Bigband in the summer of 2016, succeeding Richard DeRosa .
Discography (excerpt)
Bob Mintzer Big Band
- Incredible Journey, 1985
- Camouflage, 1986
- Spectrum, 1988
- Urban Contours, 1989
- Art Of The Big Band, 1991
- Departure, 1993
- Only In New York, 1994
- Techno Pop, 1994
- The First Decade, 1995
- Big Band Trane, 1996
- Live, 1996
- Latin From Manhattan, 1998
- Homage To Count Basie, 2000
- Gently, 2003
- Bob Mintzer Big Band / New York Voices - Meeting of Minds, 2018
Web links
- Literature by and about Bob Mintzer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bob Mintzer at Discogs (English)
- Bob Kenselaar: Bob Mintzer: Amazing Reach (2012) in All About Jazz
- Bob Mintzer's homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) cultural news from December 11, 2015: Jazz musician Bob Mintzer becomes chief conductor of the WDR Bigband ( Memento from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 20, 2020
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mintzer, Bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz clarinet and saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Rochelle , New York |