Bob curnow biography

A cold Monday night not long ago found me inside Ichiban Sushi Lounge on Third Avenue.

I was there to meet a friend who wanted me to hear some band that was supposed to be pretty good.

But the guy wasn’t there. And the group hadn’t even set up yet.

So I was headed for the door and home when Larry Jess, my old college band mate, walked in carrying his trumpet case.

“Stick around, Clark,” he said with a big grin on his face.

Bob curnow music

“You’re going to like this.”

Twenty minutes later I was introduced to The Bob Curnow Big Band.

Wow.

This is not one of those stereotypical swing bands rehashing the same tired old Glenn Miller twaddle.

The Curnow band is a 20-piece powerhouse that delivers some of the hippest, multilayered modern jazz you’ll ever hear.

The stellar musicianship starts with Curnow, an internationally known jazz arranger, composer and publisher.

A trombonist, Curnow played with the legendary Stan Kenton band during the 1960s. He