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Bob Quaranta
Bob Quaranta received a BM in music theory from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. For over ten years, he was a member of Mongo Santamaría's band and also served as musical director. Two of the recordings Bob appeared on with Mongo were nominated for Grammy Awards: "Mongo Magic" and "Free Spirit/Espíritu Libre". Quaranta has also performed and/or recorded with: Dave Valentin, Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, Tommy Igoe, Angel Canales, Andrea Brachfeld and Jellybean Benitez.
With Ed Soph, Horacee Arnold, John Scofield, and Tom Barney he recorded on the Yamaha instructional video The Drumset, A Musical Approach. Quaranta has also recorded a piano disk for the Yamaha Disklavier. He also appears on Hudson Music's "Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Celebration & Bass Day 2002" DVD and CD.
Bob continues to serve as an integral member of the Ed Palermo Big Band and performs regulary with Ed at The Iridium NYC and Live at The Falcon in Marlboro, New York. He's been a faculty member of The Collective School of Music in New York City for over forty years. Additionally, Quaranta's playing has been characterized as "magnificent" in the book, "Latin Jazz: The First of The Fusions", John Storm Roberts.
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