Bob Mintzer

Bob Mintzer is a musician's musician, the kind of figure jazz insiders revere even if casual listeners don't know the name. As a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader, he occupies that demanding intersection where you have to both play brilliantly and write for an entire ensemble. Coming out of New Rochelle, New York, he's spent decades in a tradition that rewards discipline over hype. What I find compelling is the big band leadership specifically; keeping a large jazz ensemble alive and creatively vital in the modern era is a labor of love, not money. That kind of commitment to craft and form earns my deep respect.

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Name (English)

Bob Mintzer

Name (Japanese)

ボブ・ミンツァー

Reading

ぼぶ・みんつぁー

Born

January 27, 1953 (age 73)

Origin

New Rochelle, New York, United States

Occupation

bandleader / composer / conductor / clarinetist / jazz musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

• Official sitehttps://www.bobmintzer.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Mintzer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q591682

Tags

• New York
• bandleader
• composer
• conductor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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