Bob McChesney
Trombonist Bob McChesney was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1956, and began studying the trombone at the age of nine. McChesney holds a bachelor's Degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia. In 1979, Bob moved to Los Angeles where he remains, working as a studio musician and in a wide variety of musical situations including film, television, records, jingles and can be heard on the most recent CD recordings by Grammy winner Diana Krall -”When I Look In Your Eyes”, Barry Manilow “Tribute to Sinatra”, Chicago “Night and Day- Big Band”, Natalie Cole, Mel Torme, Joey DeFrancesco, Art Garfunkel, Buddy Greco, Facundo Monty, Matt Catingub, Steve Allen, Adam Sandler, Bill Watrous, George Graham, Rebeka, Atlantic Rap - Tribute to Phil Collins, Louise Baranger, Barbara Morrison, Calabria Foti, Curtis Amy, Carl Saunders, Bobby Milano, Steve Lippia and Anita O'Day.
As a jazz soloist, McChesney is featured on Horace Silver's first album for Sony/Columbia Records “Its Got To Be Funky” and on Bob Florence's Grammy winning CD “Serendipity 18”, and Florence's “Earth” and “All the Bells and Whistles”. He has performed live with Arturo Sandoval, Nancy Wilson, Kenny G, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Robb McConnell, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Jack Jones, Bill Holman, Jack Sheldon, Frank Capp and Juggernaught, The Woody Herman Band, Supersax, and was recently seen on the Tonight Show..
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Album Review
- The Jazz All Stars Volume 1 by Jim Worsley
- Intrada by Jack Bowers
Interview
Album Review
- No Laughing Matter: McChesney Plays Steve Allen by Richard Hague
- No Laughing Matter - Plays Steve Allen by Dave Nathan
- No Laughing Matter,,, Plays Steve Allen by Glenn Astarita
- No Laughing Matter by Jim Santella
November 13, 2010
Correspondence, Illustrated: Bob McChesney
October 23, 2010
Weekend Extra: McChesney Heard and Seen