"Playing music is a life long commitment. There are always new things to consider and develop. I'm exhilarated and humbled by music on a daily basis, and plan to continue on this path until my last ...

Bob Mintzer, who is known to favor fiery Latin rhythms and big-band charts with an abundance of punch and power, has a softer side too, one that is laid bare on this understated but no less ...

Legendary keyboardist Greg Phillinganes also made guest appearances at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. “Spoon” was followed by rarity “#27” and newer tunes “Virginia In The Rain,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Next up, on Saturday, July 20, is a special reunion of the Peter Erskine Trio with special guest Bob Mintzer, featuring Erskine on drums, Alan Pasqua on piano, Darek Oles on bass, and Bob Mintzer on ...

A love letter to Brazil, this aural travelogue blends tenor saxophonist Bob Mintzer’s compositions with tracks by Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chico Pinheiro, a São Paulo guitarist and ...

Bob Mintzer’s latest big-band release (and 12th CD for DMP) is an experiment in volume, or lack of same. He has assembled a 20-piece organization to prove a point stated in his liner notes: “Big bands ...