Arranger and saxophonist Bob Mintzer has been nominated for thirteen Grammy awards, not only for his solo work and big band recordings, but also for his efforts with the Yellowjackets quartet, and Old ...

Even though saxophonist Bob Mintzer's name rests alone atop the marquee, the All L.A. Band is actually a mutual collaboration with acclaimed drummer Peter Erskine, one of Mintzer's colleagues in the ...

When his wife took over as executive director of the Atwater Park Center, jazz musician Bob Mintzer rolled up his sleeves. He painted rooms. At one point, Mintzer enlisted members of his Grammy ...

When Bob Mintzer flew from New York to Los Angeles to play saxophone on Yellowjackets' Greenhouse album, he thought he was going out there as a guest musician. With a young family back in New York, ...

Bob Mintzer originally didn’t want to make his name as a big band artist. It’s not that he didn’t appreciate them. Big bands are where he got his start in the 1970s, playing for Thad Jones, Buddy Rich ...

The last time I heard organ music that really worked in popular music was on albums by Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Steppenwolf, and on some surf music. Now, here it is again in traditional jazz. Bob ...

Bob Mintzer encourages his music students to “cross-pollinate,” to try their hand at multiple musical genres so that every style informs one another. (Photo courtesy of Chris O’Brien) When Bob Mintzer ...

Bob Mintzer first met the Yellowjackets in the mid-80s, during his first appearance with the University of Northern Colorado/Greeley Jazz Festival. That chance encounter may have changed his life. The ...

Bob Mintzer is a master of versatility who’s as much at home wailing away in a small combo as he is in the role of maestro of a big band. For 10 years, the saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger ...

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