We are beyond excited to be bringing some world class jazz to Cuba, NY. This band is as powerful and expressive as any jazz quartet anywhere.
Bobby, a veteran of Dave Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, and many other greats, is joined by top performers on their respective instruments; Bobby Jones – piano, Jim Colemon – bass, and John Bacon, Jr. – drums. Expect a world-class performance!
Bobby Militello has played with many artists for the last 5 decades, along with leading his own groups.
From 1975 to 1979, Bobby played with Maynard Ferguson, also a childhood dream, on baritone sax and flute. During his tenure with Maynard, he appeared in the Downbeat Readers polls from 1976 to 1979 on bari and flute and received critical acclaim in numerous articles and reviews throughout the United States and Canada. He also became Maynard’s road manager for 3 years.
From 1982 to 2012 he played alto & flute with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and recorded over 20 cds, played with almost every major orchestra in the U.S., Canada and Europe, appeared in many International jazz festivals, television and radio shows. A childhood dream come true, his tenure with Dave Brubeck has proven to be one of the highlights of his life and career.
From 2014 Bobby formed the Bobby Militello Quartet with Jim Colemon on bass, Bobby Jones on Keyboards and John Bacon Jr. on drums.
This band performed at the 2014 Monty Alexander Jazz Festival, along with many other concerts and local venues.
Throughout his career, spanning some 50 years, he has formed various groups of his own ranging from Fusion/Funk to Bebop. His first national recording, Primal Scream, was with Maynard Ferguson in 1975 and his first solo album was recorded in 1982 on Motown Records, entitled BobbyM Blow.
Enjoying a large range of musical styles, Bobby has merged his love for many types of music into his present style of bop. This, combined with his obvious ability to express emotion in his playing, makes for a unique sound and approach to playing the alto sax, tenor sax, flute and soprano. He is one of those artists that prefers to record live, when possible, in order to truly exhibit the qualities that make jazz so interesting. Bobby has been on over 250 recordings and various television and film scores.
Tickets are $20.