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Steve Hobbs “Tribute to Bobby”
(Challenge Catalog CR73433) Street Date: January 5, 2018 Steve Hobbs-Marimba, vibes, Adam Kolker-soprano and tenor saxes, Bill O'Connell-piano, Peter Washington-bass, John Riley-drums, Carol Ingbretsen, Maurice Myers and Marvin Thorne-vocals
What The Press Is Saying About Steve Hobbs “Tribute to Bobby”
""I have valued Steve as a colleauge and friend since the day we met in 1993, and for me, Tribute to Bobby, his lates project, represents his playing and writing at it's very best. I am very happy to have been a part of it." Peter Washinton/bassist extraordinaire( Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, Art Blakey, Tommy Flannagan and more). January 2018 "This is a top notch release by one of the very best vibes and marimba players around today, bar none. Great playing, great musicans, top quality sound and very attractive choice of material. Highly recommended." Randy Johnston/guitarist extradonaire (Lionel Hampton, Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Sm "Everything about this issue is first rate." Larry Hollis, Cadence magazine, January, 2018 "Mcherson." Grady Harp, Hall of Fame Reviewer, Amazon, January, 2018 "Hobbs does Hutcherson and fans a service on this one." George Harris, Jazz Weekly, November, 2017 asterful playing, terrific compositions and a fine tribute to Bobby Hut
"Smoking Stuff that has all the right vibes, this is a nice solid, mainstram groovers delight. Hot stuff throughout. Shris Spector, Midwest Record, October, 2017ith and more). January,2018
"With Hobbs behind the behind the mallets on Tribute to Bobby, the marimba gets an exhilarating and rejunvenating workout. Instances of profound eloquence and stunning chops abound. This is a proper tribute to Hutcherson if there ever was one." Downbeat Magazines "Editor's Pick" January 2018 by Ed Enright
Steve Hobbs is the son of retired professional dancers. He started hand drums at age 7, and trumpet and drumset at 11. He switched from trumpet to vibes at age 17. Hobbs received a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from Berklee College of Music in 1978. He received a Master of Music in Jazz Mallet Performance from the University of Miami in 1982.
As a vibist, Hobbs has toured with the pop group "Janice," which performed internationally and was featured on the Red Fox Show in 1979. He has also toured with Tom Harrell, Randy Johnston, Art Van Damme and many others. Steve recorded both as a leader and sideman with Kenny Barron, Tom Harrell, Bob Malach, Bruce Forman, Rufus Reid, Eddie Marshall, John Patitucci, Alan Broadbent, Joe LaBarbera, Victor Lewis, Peter Washington, John Riley, Steve Berrios, Bob Sheppard, Luis Conti, and many more.
Steve Hobbs has released seven CD's as a leader, and has been featured over 30 recordings. All five of the CD's released under his name reached the top ten in the US jazz charts and have been released in Europe and Asia. His latest release titled "Steve Hobbs/Spring Cycle," hit number 3 on the jazz charts in June of 2005. It was also nominated for jazz CD of the year by the Jazz Journalists Association of America.
In 1998, Steve was listed in the BMG All Music Guide to Jazz as one of the ten most influential jazz vibists in the world during the 1980's and 1990's. He was added to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz in 2005.
Hobbs has been featured on jazz radio across America, the Bob Parlocha Show, Music Choice Cable TV, Jazz After Hours with Jim Wilke, The David Sanborn Show, Downbeat Magazine, Jazziz Magazine, Jazz Times Magazine, Cadence Magazine, The London Observer, The New York Times, All About Jazz Magazine, and many more.
Steve endorses Yamaha vibes and Innovative Percussion mallets and has taught master classes at Duke University, Yale University, Cincinnati Conservatory, University of Akron, Cleveland State University, The Cornish Institute, Whittman College, Eastern Washington University, Florida State University, Radford University, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and many more.
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