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Bob Mintzer

ボブ・ミンツァー　/　ぼぶ・みんつぁー

American bandleader

January 27, 1953 (age 73)　・　New Rochelle, New York, United States

New York
bandleader
composer
conductor

My Take

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.

Overview

Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Snake
Origin: New Rochelle, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: bandleader / composer / conductor / clarinetist / jazz musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.bobmintzer.com/
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

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