Bob Curnow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bob Curnow

musician

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1941

Place of Birth: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: composer, conductor, record producer, bandleader, jazz musician, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Robert Harry "Bob" Curnow (born November 1, 1941) is an American musician who served as a trombonist, staff arranger and producer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s.
As a composer and arranger he has become well known for large ensemble jazz music set to contemporary fusion and rock music of groups such as Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and the Yellowjackets.
Most notably he arranged the music for and produced the award winning and critically acclaimed CD, Bob Curnow’s L.A.
Big Band Plays The Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.
His compositions and arrangements are heavily influenced by earlier writers for the Stan Kenton Orchestra such as Pete Rugolo, Bill Russo, Johnny Richards and Bill Holman.
Curnow is currently owner and President of Sierra Music Publications, Inc., he is also prominent in the instrumental music and jazz education fields.