Robert Grabowski
Robert Casimer "Bebob" Grabowski, M.M.Ed., FIU 1991, B.M., UM 1979, (born June 21, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is an American educator,[1] author, bassist, jazz historian, diver and underwater photographer in the Florida Keys.[2] He was named number three in the Miami New Times list of Miami's Top Ten Jazz Musicians.[3]
Career[edit]
Grabowski has been Adjunct Professor in Jazz Studies at Florida International University for over two decades, writing the text for the course, The Evolution of Jazz In America.[4] He produced the FIU Jazz Festival for ten years, featuring such artists as David Sanborn and Maynard Ferguson. He is a writer, composer, and producer in his own right, recording seven CDs, the latest in 2012, Ballads and Other Moments of Joy.[5] He has recorded Live at the Kennedy Center with Alan Harris, [6] and in the studio with Melton Mustafa,[7] and Ira Sullivan.[8] Grabowski is a radio personality, having hosted Monday Night Jazz on WLRN-FM, the NPR affiliate for South Florida for two years, receiving notoriety for his involvement in the controversy over replacing live jazz announcers with an automated feed.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ Robert “Be-Bob” Grabowski Adjunct | Music History & Jazz
- ^ In the Key of the Sea A life Aquatic with Be-bob Grabowski
- ^ Miami New Times Miami's Top Ten Jazz Musicians
- ^ Evolution of Jazz in America
- ^ Ballads and Other Moments of Joy
- ^ Allan Harris Pays Tribute To Nat "King" Cole With Long Live The King
- ^ Melton Mustafa "St. Louis Blues" Robert Grabowski on Bass
- ^ Ira Sullivan Questique- Robert Grabowski on Bass 1985
- ^ Less Love, Peace And Jazz In Sofla
- ^ WLRN names new host for weeknight jazz broadcast