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Rob Scheps

Oregon native Rob Scheps began studying the tenor saxophone at age nine. He grew up on Long Island, New York. After having graduated high school at age sixteen, he enrolled in the New England Conservatory. He received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies with Honors in performance in 1986. While living in the Boston area he led his own groups; most notably the True Colors Big Band. In 1988 he moved to New York, formed the Rob Scheps Core-tet and Bartokking Heads and established himself as a formidable force on the jazz scene.

Eric Revis, Billy Higgins & Rob Scheps

by Joe Dimino
April 25, 2021

We begin the 696th Episode of Neon Jazz with bassist Eric Revis and a track from his 2020 release Slipknots Through a Looking Glass. We take a closer look at the musicians who made made 2020 a fantastic year for new jazz releases with Ron Miles, Jen Hodge and Ben Rosenblum. We also listen to a ...

Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie

by John Kelman
August 16, 2018

John Abercrombie Open Land: Meeting John AbercrombieMusic Heritage Productions / ECM Records2018 It's almost a year to the day since the world lost John Abercrombie and, for many of his fans, that loss remains something still deeply and palpably felt. A guitarist who managed to be instantly recognizable without relying on ...

Dave Brubeck: Small Groups, Large Stature

by Jack Bowers
January 3, 2013

Dave Brubeck wasn't really a big-band kinda guy; in fact, he was seldom seen in groups larger than four or five. On the other hand, he was an extraordinary musician, one whose influence will no doubt be felt for generations to come. Brubeck, who remained active almost to the end of his life, died December 5 ...

The Rob Scheps / Greg Gisbert Quintet Tour

September 20, 2011

Tenor saxophonist Rob Scheps and trumpeter Greg Gisbert tour this fall. Thurs. Sept. 22—COLD SPRING, NY— The Silver Spoon. 8-11 pm with pianist Jamie Reynolds. Thurs. Sept. 2- BOULDER, COLORADO—CU -BOULDER Clinic 11 am; Thurs. Sept. 29 DENVER, COLORADO—Dazzle Jazz Club . 7 & 9 pm with Rob Scheps. Greg Gisbert Quintet. with Eric Gunnison, Bob ...

Jazz Thursday Series Continues in Cold Spring, NY

September 18, 2011

Jazz Thursdays. at the Silver Spoon 124 Main Street Cold Spring, NY 10516 (845) 265-2525 JAZZ THURSDAYS CONTINUE: SEPT. 22— Rob Scheps / Greg Gisbert/ Jamie Reynolds SEPT. 29 Melissa Stylianou / Jamie Reynolds OCT. 6 Chris Pasin/ Bob Albanese OCT. 13—Rob Scheps/ Cameron Brown /Sylvia ...

Kansas City's Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival Line Up Announced

August 29, 2011

The 2011 Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival Artist and Entertainment Schedule has been confirmed for Saturday, October 8th and is as follows: (All talent subject to change) SPRINT BLUE ROOM STAGE 12:00PM-12:45PM Elderstatesmen of Jazz 1:30PM-2:15PM KC Sound Collective 3:30PM-4:30PM Wild Women of Kansas City 4:30PM-5:15PM ...

Jazz Thursdays in Cold Spring, NY with Rob Scheps, Francesca Tanskley, Bruce Edwards, John Abercrombie...

July 13, 2011

A new regular jazz night has begun at the Silver Spoon, a venue in Cold Spring, NY in the Hudson Valley, an hour north of New York City. Every Thursday , saxophonist Rob Scheps is joined by master duo partners.The schedule: THURS. JULY 14—JAMIE REYNOLDS- PIANO ; THURS. JULY 21- JEFF PITTSON—PIANO ; THURS. JULY 28—BRUCE ...

Saxophonist Rob Scheps New York Summer Tour Schedule

June 8, 2011

Four show, two with his acoustic band, the Rob Scheps Core-tet; and two with Magnets!, the jazz/funk co-op band he co-leads with Defunkt bassist Kim Clarke. Sunday June 26 Rob Scheps Coretet Chapel of Our Lady Restoration 45 Market St. Cold Spring, NY 4 pm; free ...

David Haney: Blue Flint Girl and Live from Yoshi's

by Clifford Allen
June 12, 2010

David Haney TrioBlue Flint GirlCIMP2009 The David Haney CollectiveLive from Yoshi'sCadence Jazz Records2009 The center of the jazz world is still considered to be Gotham, even though one can pretty ...