Bob Montgomery

Jazz Trumpet Player

Bob Montgomery is an internationally recognized performing artist who has appeared throughout Europe, Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, Great Britain and the United States. He has performed in back-up orchestras for such artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Nancy Wilson, and many more. Bob toured Europe with Clark Terry's "Big Bad Band", served as artist-in-residence in Adelaide, South Australia, appeared as featured soloist with the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra for the International Trumpet Guild, and appeared at Town Hall in New York City with Clark Terry for the New York JVC Jazz Festival's tribute to Clark Terry.

Bob's reputation as an educator has earned him many awards, including "Teacher of the Year", "Jazz Educator and Performer of the Year", and "Colorado Jazz Educator Of The Year". In 2004 Bob was awarded the Bethany College Alumni of Merit Award for distinguished service in the Arts and in 2007 was inducted into the Garden City, KS (his home town) Hall of Fame. Bob has served both Kansas and Colorado as State IAJE President, and has directed All-State Jazz Ensembles in Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Bob was founder and director of Clark Terry's All American Jazz Camp and Rich Matteson's Mile High Jazz Camp. He is Executive Director of Colorado Jazz Workshops, Inc., board member of the "Colorado Gift of Jazz", advisory board member of the Telluride Jazz Celebration, and a member of the board of trustees for the International Foundation for Jazz. Bob is an international artist/clinician for the Yamaha Musical Instrument Company.

Booking and Contact Information

Bob Montgomery
KOKO Music International
1616 Fourteenth St., Loft 5 F
Denver, CO 80202 U.S.A.
Phone 303-592-7270(h) 303-910-6400(cell)
E-Mail bobmjazz@earthlink.net
http://www.dmamusic.org/bobmontgomery

Recordings for Sale

The following CDs are $15.00 & shipping. Visit the DMA Music Store to purchase.

Music Samples

Listen to the following audio samples of the Bob Montgomery - Al Hermann Quintet with a recent version of Quicktime or Real Player

On The Brink
Killer Joe
United
Lady Bird
Blue
Game Boy