Robert Crozier

Mr. Crozier’s twenty five year musical career has included sharing stages with rock groups like Blues Traveler and Credence Clearwater Revisted, and jazz greats like Perry Robinson and Tony Malaby. As the leader of “The Rob Crozier Ensemble”, Crozier has performed throughout the midwest with appearances at the 2018 Elkhart Jazz Festival (IN) and the 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival (MI). His group has performed at celebrated jazz venues throughout Southeast Michigan including The Blue LLama Jazz Club (Ann Arbor), Cliff Bell’s (Detroit), with a residency, and recording date in 2019 at the prestigious Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe, MI which was highlighted on the latest “LIVE” album. composes, plays jazz bass, didjeridoo and ethnic percussion.  This ensemble tours the midwest as a featured artist in various festivals in support of his second CD, “Ocean Blue”.  

In addition to upright bass, Rob is sought after in Michigan as an electric bassist and plays with ensembles with styles such as  Americana, folk, rock, pop, cajun, African and Celtic.

He also performs regularly a “solo act” where he sings, plays  guitarist, and harmonica.  Mr. Crozier also actively performs and records with many exotic instruments such as didjeridoo, mbira, ethnic hand drums,  For many years he was the curator of the live radio show, “Music is Freedom” on WCBN 88.3FM (U of Michigan radio) where his groups performed long, uninterrupted sets of improvised music.   Rob is a main component of Nessa, where he helps Kelly arrange the ballads of the U.K

Awards

2018 Elkhart Jazz Festival Featured Act 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival Featured Act

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