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Bob Lawrence

Born: May 23, 1961

Bob is a native of Rock Island, Illinois. Growing up in a musical family and constantly hearing the sounds of Bix Beiderbecke and dixieland jazz, Bob was destined to be a professional musician from early on. Many gifted and accomplished local jazz musicians were extremely influential during his early years of formation (Warren Parrish, Al Frandsen, Jack Scott, and Rich Matteson to name just a few). After receiving a Bachelors degree in music from St. Ambrose University He attended graduate school at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). Considered by many the best collegiate jazz program in the world, he would have the opportunity to study with jazz legends Dan Haerle, Rich Matteson, and Jack Peterson. During his masters and doctoral studies at the University of North Texas, Dr