Jazz Articles

Bob Kase: A Weaver of Dreams

by Jack Bowers
November 1, 1998

Listening to trumpeter Bob Kase I’m reminded of Bobby Shew. Like Bobby, the tone on trumpet or flugel is bright and clear, the range exceptional, the chops razor–keen and equal to any task. Shew, of course, is much better known, but that’s to be expected when one’s career path leads him to big bands, studio work and honors as a sought–after soloist, as Bobby’s has, rather than the far less visible world of academia, in which Kase has invested much ...