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Rob Foster

Dr. Rob Foster is an experienced and versatile woodwind performer as well as a long time music educator.

About Me

Rob Foster integrates a wide range of interests and experiences into the music he performs and composes. A versatile woodwind performer, he initially honed his musical skills in Detroit, where he was immersed in the varied sounds that the city is known for – jazz, blues, Motown, funk, rock, and classical music. His explorations into the world of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) have influenced his musical endeavors to encompass inclusive global/spiritual perspectives.

Cadence magazine described Rob as a “. . . creatively edgy reed player who also doubles on an array of flutes. His sound on tenor [saxophone] reminds me quite a bit of post-New Thing players of the early ‘70s like Benny Maupin and Billy Harper – a large chiseled tone and plenary style of phrasing.”

He has been a Professor of Music at Augusta University since 1996. His professional experience includes performances with jazz artists such as Ralph Alessi, Louis Bellson, Dave Brubeck, Ravi Coltrane, Michael Dease, Dizzy Gillespie, Wycliffe Gordon, Art Lande, James Newton, Terrell Stafford, Clark Terry, and Rodney Whitaker, as well as with popular artists such as Joey Bishop, Albert Collins, Charlie Daniels, John Denver, Ben Folds, The Four Tops, Crystal Gayle, The Ink Spots, Melissa Manchester, Maureen McGovern, Bob Newhart, Olivia Newton-John, Mitch Ryder, The Temptations, Three Dog Night, The Platters, Violent Femmes, and many others.