Bob's professional career encompasses forty years of live performances.  The last twenty of which are primarily national and global appearances.  His performance schedule includes jazz festivals and personal appearances spanning the globe.  Bob appears regularly throughout the Dixieland/Traditional Jazz circuit with many noted, professional musicians.  Having recently ended his long association with the Titan Hot Seven, he currently appears with Jeff Barnhart and Danny Coots as the famous "We 3". 

A twenty-three year association with the popular Garden Avenue Seven Jazz Band has brought this clarinetist to the forefront of Jazz, a position he richly deserves.  Bob's is a "fat sound," smooth and silky, using the entire range of his horn.  His fluid tones reflect a mix of Irving Fazola and Benny Goodman, and his solos bristle with inventiveness and authority.

Since leaving the Garden Avenue Seven, a band he founded and led for twenty-two years, Bob has led several all-star bands, was co-leader of the Draga-Vax Connection for three years and has worked frequently with Johnny Varro, Tom Saunders, Rick Fay, Bob Haggard and other world class jazz performers. 

He has several recordings to his credit.  Swing Sweet Clarinet, recorded with his own quartet.  Rhapsody In Silver, as a featured soloist with The Jack Daniels Original Silver Cornet Band.  His very popular recording, Mood Swings, which he recorded with a symphony orchestra.  And his latest CD, A Palette of Love Songs, which he recorded with Joe Fos and Bill Andrews. 

In addition to playing a superb clarinet, Bob presents an almost wicked brand of humor.  He may make you cry, laugh, roar, or applaud wildly, but, he will move you to emotion.