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ROB SCHEPS
SAXOPHONIST/FLAUTIST/COMPOSER
Email
(503)632-0282 Portland Or
(212)462-9491 NYC
BIOGRAPHY
Oregon native Rob Scheps began studying the tenor saxophone
at age nine. He grew up on Long Island, New York.
After having graduated high school at age sixteen,
he enrolled in the New England Conservatory.
He received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies
with Honors in performance in 1986. While living
in the Boston area he led his own groups;
most notably the True Colors Big Band. In 1988
he moved to New York, formed the Rob Scheps Core-tet
and Bartokking Heads and established himself as
a formidable force on the jazz scene.
A member of the Mannes College of Music Faculty,
Rob has been a workshop clinician at Bowdoin, Dartmouth,
Hunter, Lewis and Clark,UMKC/ Kansas City, Friends Univ.( Wichita,KS), and Whitman Colleges
as well as Portland State and the University of Connecticut.
PERFORMANCE/RECORDING RESUME
John Abercrombie
Muhal Richard Abrams
PDQ Bach
Jaki Byard
Gil Evans
Eddie Henderson
Terumasa Hino
Mel Lewis
Nancy King
Jack Mac Duff
Bob Moses
Dianne Reeves
Buddy Rich
Sam Rivers
Arturo Sandoval
Gunther Schuller
Mel Torme
Clark Terry
Julius Hemphill
Henry Threadgill
HONORS
Down Beat Magazine Awards:
Best Chamber Music Performance,Soprano Sax Solo (1985)
Bas Relief, Best Funk Group (1984)
Outstanding Performance, Tenor Sax Solo (1987)
Outstanding performance, Rob Scheps Quintet(1987)
COMPOSITION COMMISSIONS
IN THE ARMS OF CRISIS, Brass Arts Collective,NYC
GIFTS Private collection, Boston
LISOTTE, commissioned by artist and sculptor, Louise Bourgeoise
DISCOGRAPHY
Terumasa Hino
BLUESTRUCK
Blue Note Records
Bob Moses
Time Stood Still
Grammavision
JCA with Sam Rivers & Julius Hemphill
Flux
Northeastern
Duffy Jackson
Swing,Swing,Swing
Milestone/Fantasy
Dmitri Matheny
Red Reflections
Monarch
Darrell Katz
Dreamland
Cadence
John Stowell
The Brazil Project
MAGNETS!
MAGNETS!
Live @ the Earshot Jazz Festival
******
The Brazil Project
is available for purchase by emailed
request to coretet@hotmail.com.
******
REVIEWS
"Rob Scheps plays all the reeds, flute and piccolo,
and plays them beautifully. He has performed with
the Gil Evans Orchestra, Teramasa Hino, Roswell Rudd,
and many others in Canada, Japan, Europe, on Broadway
and all over America." John Stowell
Another new release, King On The Road, features
"West Coast Jazz Diva" vocalist Nancy King,
bassist Glenn Moore and Rob Scheps (Cardas Records).
Rob currently co-leads a bi-coastal jazz/funk project,
MAGNETS!
with Defunkt bassist Kim Clarke.
You have been listening to Rob's "KURASAWA" from the
MAGNETS!Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival
Click below to order or hear more!
******************************************************
ROBS REVIEWS
The Stranger
Willamette Week
Casa Valdez
Willamette Week 2
The Oregonian
ROBS'S EVENTS (LINK)
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ROB SCHEPS
SAXOPHONIST/FLAUTIST/COMPOSER
Email
(503)632-0282 Portland Or
(212)462-9491 NYC
BIOGRAPHY
Oregon native Rob Scheps began studying the tenor saxophone
at age nine. He grew up on Long Island, New York.
After having graduated high school at age sixteen,
he enrolled in the New England Conservatory.
He received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies
with Honors in performance in 1986. While living
in the Boston area he led his own groups;
most notably the True Colors Big Band. In 1988
he moved to New York, formed the Rob Scheps Core-tet
and Bartokking Heads and established himself as
a formidable force on the jazz scene.
A member of the Mannes College of Music Faculty,
Rob has been a workshop clinician at Bowdoin, Dartmouth,
Hunter, Lewis and Clark,UMKC/ Kansas City, Friends Univ.( Wichita,KS), and Whitman Colleges
as well as Portland State and the University of Connecticut.
PERFORMANCE/RECORDING RESUME
John Abercrombie
Muhal Richard Abrams
PDQ Bach
Jaki Byard
Gil Evans
Eddie Henderson
Terumasa Hino
Mel Lewis
Nancy King
Jack Mac Duff
Bob Moses
Dianne Reeves
Buddy Rich
Sam Rivers
Arturo Sandoval
Gunther Schuller
Mel Torme
Clark Terry
Julius Hemphill
Henry Threadgill
HONORS
Down Beat Magazine Awards:
Best Chamber Music Performance,Soprano Sax Solo (1985)
Bas Relief, Best Funk Group (1984)
Outstanding Performance, Tenor Sax Solo (1987)
Outstanding performance, Rob Scheps Quintet(1987)
COMPOSITION COMMISSIONS
IN THE ARMS OF CRISIS, Brass Arts Collective,NYC
GIFTS Private collection, Boston
LISOTTE, commissioned by artist and sculptor, Louise Bourgeoise
DISCOGRAPHY
Terumasa Hino
BLUESTRUCK
Blue Note Records
Bob Moses
Time Stood Still
Grammavision
JCA with Sam Rivers & Julius Hemphill
Flux
Northeastern
Duffy Jackson
Swing,Swing,Swing
Milestone/Fantasy
Dmitri Matheny
Red Reflections
Monarch
Darrell Katz
Dreamland
Cadence
John Stowell
The Brazil Project
MAGNETS!
MAGNETS!
Live @ the Earshot Jazz Festival
******
The Brazil Project
is available for purchase by emailed
request to coretet@hotmail.com.
******
REVIEWS
"Rob Scheps plays all the reeds, flute and piccolo,
and plays them beautifully. He has performed with
the Gil Evans Orchestra, Teramasa Hino, Roswell Rudd,
and many others in Canada, Japan, Europe, on Broadway
and all over America." John Stowell
Another new release, King On The Road, features
"West Coast Jazz Diva" vocalist Nancy King,
bassist Glenn Moore and Rob Scheps (Cardas Records).
Rob currently co-leads a bi-coastal jazz/funk project,
MAGNETS!
with Defunkt bassist Kim Clarke.
You have been listening to Rob's "KURASAWA" from the
MAGNETS!Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival
Click below to order or hear more!
******************************************************
ROBS REVIEWS
The Stranger
Willamette Week
Casa Valdez
Willamette Week 2
The Oregonian
ROBS'S EVENTS (LINK)
(503)632-0282 Portland Or
(212)462-9491 NYC
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BIOGRAPHY Oregon native Rob Scheps began studying the tenor saxophone at age nine. He grew up on Long Island, New York. After having graduated high school at age sixteen, he enrolled in the New England Conservatory. He received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies with Honors in performance in 1986. While living in the Boston area he led his own groups; most notably the True Colors Big Band. In 1988 he moved to New York, formed the Rob Scheps Core-tet and Bartokking Heads and established himself as a formidable force on the jazz scene. | |
A member of the Mannes College of Music Faculty, Rob has been a workshop clinician at Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Hunter, Lewis and Clark,UMKC/ Kansas City, Friends Univ.( Wichita,KS), and Whitman Colleges as well as Portland State and the University of Connecticut. |
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PERFORMANCE/RECORDING RESUME
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HONORS Down Beat Magazine Awards: Best Chamber Music Performance,Soprano Sax Solo (1985) Bas Relief, Best Funk Group (1984) Outstanding Performance, Tenor Sax Solo (1987) Outstanding performance, Rob Scheps Quintet(1987) COMPOSITION COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMS OF CRISIS, Brass Arts Collective,NYC GIFTS Private collection, Boston LISOTTE, commissioned by artist and sculptor, Louise Bourgeoise |
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DISCOGRAPHY Terumasa Hino BLUESTRUCK Blue Note Records Bob Moses Time Stood Still Grammavision JCA with Sam Rivers & Julius Hemphill Flux Northeastern Duffy Jackson Swing,Swing,Swing Milestone/Fantasy Dmitri Matheny Red Reflections Monarch Darrell Katz Dreamland Cadence John Stowell The Brazil Project MAGNETS! MAGNETS! Live @ the Earshot Jazz Festival | ****** The Brazil Project is available for purchase by emailed request to coretet@hotmail.com. ****** REVIEWS "Rob Scheps plays all the reeds, flute and piccolo, and plays them beautifully. He has performed with the Gil Evans Orchestra, Teramasa Hino, Roswell Rudd, and many others in Canada, Japan, Europe, on Broadway and all over America." John Stowell Another new release, King On The Road, features "West Coast Jazz Diva" vocalist Nancy King, bassist Glenn Moore and Rob Scheps (Cardas Records). Rob currently co-leads a bi-coastal jazz/funk project, MAGNETS! with Defunkt bassist Kim Clarke. You have been listening to Rob's "KURASAWA" from the MAGNETS!Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival Click below to order or hear more! ****************************************************** |
The Stranger
Willamette Week
Casa Valdez
Willamette Week 2
The Oregonian
ROBS'S EVENTS (LINK)
Due to a technical malfunction
my guestbook had to be removed.
Please direct all communication
to my email address. Thank you.
Peace,
Rob
coretet@hotmail.com