Bob Sheppard is an American jazz musician who plays saxophone, clarinet, and flute. He has been a touring and studio musician for albums, film, and television and has released solo albums. He has worked with

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, John Beasley, Bob Mintzer, and

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. He has taught at the Thorton School Of Music at the University of Southern California.

Discography

As leader

* ''Tell-Tale Signs'' (

Windham Hill Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The label was ...

, 1991) * ''Lava Jazz'', The Lounge Art Ensemble (Fuzzy Music, 1997) * ''In the Now'' (Sirocco Jazz, 2002) * ''Music for Moderns'', The Lounge Art Ensemble (Fuzzy Music, 2005) * ''From the Hip'' with David Kikoski, Dave Carpenter, Gary Novak (BFM Jazz, 2013)

As sideman

With

Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in '' Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...

Lew Tabackin Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s. Biography Tabackin started learning flute at age 1 ...

Big Band * ''

From Toshiko with Love ''From Toshiko With Love'' is the twelfth recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (ninth studio recording). It was released in Japan by Victor Records and in the U.S. (under the title ''Tanuki's Night Out'') by Ja ...

'' (Baystate, 1981) * ''

European Memoirs ''European Memoirs'' (a.k.a. ''Memoir'' in Japan) is the tenth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. Akiyoshi was nominated for a 1983 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category for the arrangement ...

'' (Baystate, 1982) With John Beasley * ''Cauldron'' (Windham Hill, 1992) * ''A Change of Heart'' (Windham Hill, 1993) * ''John Beasley Presents MONK'estra Vol. 1'' (Mack Avenue, 2016) * ''John Beasley Presents MONK'estra Vol. 2'' (Mack Avenue, 2017) With

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated in ...

* ''

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'' (Columbia, 2002) * '' A Thousand Kisses Deep'' (Columbia, 2003) * ''

When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film ''One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the firs ...

'' (Columbia, 2004) With

* ''Midland'' (Lunacy 1985) * ''Take for Example This...''(Windham Hill, 1988) * ''Twilight Is Upon Us'' (Windham Hill, 1989) * ''His April Touch'' (Windham Hill, 1991) * ''I've Known Rivers'' (Stretch, 1995) With

* '' Live at the Blue Note'' (Stretch, 1998) * ''

Change Change or Changing may refer to: Alteration * Impermanence, a difference in a state of affairs at different points in time * Menopause, also referred to as "the change", the permanent cessation of the menstrual period * Metamorphosis, or change, ...

'' (Stretch, 1999) * ''Corea Concerto: Spain for Sextet & Orchestra/Piano Concerto No. 1'' (Sony Classical/Stretch, 1999) With Bill Cunliffe * ''A Rare Connection'' (Discovery, 1994) * ''How My Heart Sings'' (Torii, 2003) * ''Imaginacion'' (Torii, 2005) * ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (Resonance, 2008) With Frank Macchia * ''Saxolollapalooza'' (Cacophony, 2008) * ''Son of Folk Songs for Jazzers'' (Cacophony, 2010) * ''Folk Songs for Jazzers'' (Cacophony, 2010) * ''Grease Mechanix'' (Cacophony, 2013) With Dan Siegel * ''Departure'' (M&I, 2006) * ''Sphere'' (2009) * ''Indigo'' (2014) With

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

* ''Candy'' (Island, 2012) * ''Take the Crown'' (Island, 2012) * ''Swings Both Ways'' (Island, 2013) With others *

Karrin Allyson Karrin Allyson (pronounced ''KAR-in''; born Karrin Allyson Schoonover on July 27, 1963) is an American jazz vocalist. She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has received positive reviews from several prominent sources, including the ...

, '' 'Round Midnight'' (Concord Jazz, 2011) *

Ernestine Anderson Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Award. She sang at Carnegie Hall, ...

, ''Blues, Dues & Love News'' (Qwest/Warner Bros. 1996) * Marc Antoine, ''Madrid'' (1998) *

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...

, ''Table for Two Menus and Music Volume XIX'' (2004) *

Jeff Beal Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal creates music that often incorporates a synthesis of im ...

, ''Objects in the Mirror'' (Triloka, 1990) *

Walter Becker Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen t ...

, ''11 Tracks of Whack'' (Giant, 1994) * Cheryl Bentyne, ''the Book of Love'' (Telarc, 2006) *

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

, ''(Timeless,'' (the Classics) 1992) *

Wayne Bergeron Wayne Bergeron (born January 16, 1958) is an American jazz trumpeter. Bergeron rose to prominence as a member of Maynard Ferguson's band in the 1980s. Since then, he has worked on over 400 TV and motion picture soundtracks. As a lead and studi ...

, ''Plays Well with Others'' (Concord Jazz, 2007) *

Gordon Brisker Gordon Brisker (November 6, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio – September 10, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Brisker began on piano as a child, and studied reed instruments at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He played with Ralph Ma ...

, ''New Beginning'' (Discovery, 1987) *

Michael Buble Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

, ''Michael Buble'' (143/Reprise, 2003) *

Clifford Carter Clifford Carter (born August 10, 1952) is an American keyboardist, musical director, composer and arranger. He has sometimes been credited as "Cliff Carter". Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor,Bruce Springstee ...

, ''Walkin' into the Sun'' (Soul Coast/Nova, 1994) *

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

, ''Genius Loves Company'' (2004) *

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jaz ...

, ''The Stanley Clarke Band'' (Heads Up, 2010) * Alf Clausen, ''Swing Can Really Hang You Up the Most'' (NoDak, 2005) * Ryan Cohan, ''One Sky'' (Motema, 2007) *

, ''Dear Heather'' (Columbia, 2004) *

Bob Curnow 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.Sparke, Michael; Venudor, Peter (1998). "Stan Kenton, The ...

, ''The Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays'' (MAMA, 1994) *

Denise Donatelli Denise Donatelli (born c. 1950) is an American jazz singer. Early life Donatelli was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania around 1950. She began playing piano at the age of three and studied classical piano for 15 years, winning first place awards i ...

, ''What Lies Within'' (Savant, 2008) *

, ''Find a Heart'' (Savant, 2015) *

George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

, ''Deja Vu'' (Heads Up, 2010) *

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

, ''No Strings'' (MCA, 1993) *

Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran chur ...

, ''Flirting with Twilight'' (Blue Note, 2001) *

, ''Dr. Um'' (Fuzzy Music, 2016) *

, ''Second Opinion'' (Fuzzy Music, 2016) *

Brandon Fields Brandon David Fields (born May 21, 1984) is a former American football punter who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He ...

, ''Other Places'' (Nova, 1990) *

Julia Fordham Julia Fordham (born 10 August 1962) is a British singer-songwriter. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde, before signing a recording contract of h ...

, ''China Blue'' (Little Boo 2008) * David Garfield, ''Tribute to Jeff'' (Intercord 1997) *

Elliot Goldenthal Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. A student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, he is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various ...

, ''Public Enemies'' (Decca, 2009) *

Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on '' Billboard'' magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and t ...

, ''And So Is Love'' (King 2005) *

Mike Garson Michael David Garson (born July 29, 1945) is an American pianist, who has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Duran Duran, Free Flight and The Smashing Pumpkins. Early career Garson went to Lafayette High School in Broo ...

, ''The Oxnard Sessions Volume One'' (Reference 1990) *

Grant Geissman Grant Geissman (born April 13, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer. He has recorded extensively for several labels since 1976 and played guitar on the theme for ''Monk'' and other TV series. Career Geissman was born i ...

, ''Take Another Look'' (Bluemoon, 1990) *

, ''Business As Usual'' (Positive Music 1995) *

Billy Griffin William L. Griffin (born August 15, 1950) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for replacing Smokey Robinson as lead singer of The Miracles in 1972. Biography Griffin was born and raised in West Baltimore, Maryland. He attende ...

, ''Like Water'' (Expansion, 2006) *

, ''Then and Now'' (Verve, 2008) *

, ''Spears'' (Passport, 1985) *

, ''Live'' (Just Jazz 1995) *

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, ''La La Land'' (Interscope, 2016) *

Mark Isham Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and ...

, ''Little Man Tate'' (Varese Sarabande, 1991) *

Mark Isaacs Mark Isaacs (born 22 June 1958, London) is an Australian classical and jazz composer and pianist. Isaacs has also composed and conducted music for film, television and the theatre, as well as writing songs, including lyrics. Discography Fi ...

, ''Resurgence'' (ABC Jazz 2007 *

Molly Johnson Margaret Leslie "Molly" Johnson, Order of Canada, OC is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter of pop and jazz. Biography Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff Schoo ...

, ''Meaning to Tell Ya'' (Belle 2018) *

Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A two ...

, ''Flying Cowboys'' (Geffen, 1989) *

, ''Pop Pop'' (Geffen, 1991) *

Kristin Korb Kristin Korb is an American jazz double bassist and vocalist. Biography Korb studied at Eastern Montana College and the University of California, San Diego. She also studied with Ray Brown, with whom she made her recording debut, released in ...

, ''In the Meantime'' (Double K Music, 2009) * Joe LaBarbera, ''Live!'' (Jazz Compass, 2001) * John LaBarbera, ''On the Wild Side'' (Jazz Compass, 2003) * John LaBarbera, ''Fantazm'' (Jazz Compass, 2005) *

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

, ''PleasureSeekers'' (Triloka, 1991) *

Jeff Lorber Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for ''Prototype'' ...

, ''He Had a Hat'' (Blue Note, 2007) *

Kevin Mahogany Kevin Bryant Mahogany (July 30, 1958 – December 17, 2017) was an American jazz vocalist who became prominent in the 1990s. Particularly known for his scat singing, his singing style has been compared with those of Billy Eckstine, Joe William ...

, ''Big Band Zebra '' (Mahogany Jazz, Lightyear 2005) *

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, ''The Offbeat of Avenues'' (1991) *

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

, ''The Greatest Love Songs of All Time'' (Arista, 2010) *

, ''The Ludwigsburg Concert'' (Jazzhaus, 2015) *

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

, ''Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook'' (Columbia) *

, ''Shine'' (Hear Music, 2007) *

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an internat ...

, ''Laura XMas'' (Atlantic, 2016) *

Dianne Reeves Dianne Elizabeth Reeves (born October 23, 1956) is an American jazz singer. Biography Dianne Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a musical family. Her father sang, her mother played trumpet, her uncle is bassist Charles Burrell, and h ...

, ''That Day'' (Blue Note/EMI 1997) * Rick Rhodes, ''Indian Summer'' (Beverly, 1995) *

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

, ''A Twist of Rit'' (Concord/Universal, 2015) * John "JR" Robinson, ''Platinum'' (Home Court 2010) * Dennis Rowland, ''Get Here'' (Concord Vista 1996) *

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, ''Dear Diz'' (Concord Jazz, 2012) *

Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until h ...

, ''Speak Low'' (Decca, 2008) * John Serry Jr., ''Exhibition'' (Chrysalis, 1979) *

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 19 ...

, ''Closer'' (Verve, 2005) * Sister Cristina, ''Sister Cristina'' (Universal, 2014) * Rod Stewart, ''Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III'' * Rod Stewart, ''Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook Volume IV'' (Sony BMG, 2005) *

, ''Alive in America'' (Giant, 1995) *

Tribal Tech Tribal Tech was a progressive fusion band, originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Scott Henderson and bass player Gary Willis. From 1993 forward the band included Scott Kinsey on keyboard and Kirk Covington on drums, and released ten albums tha ...

, ''Dr. Hee'' (Passport, 1987) *

Steve Tyrell ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

, ''A New Standard'' (Atlantic, 1999) * Johnnie Valentino, ''Stingy Brim'' (OmniTone, 2006) *

Chris Walden Chris Walden (born October 10, 1966 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a German composer, arranger, and conductor living in the U.S. He leads the Chris Walden Big Band, and was nominated seven times for a Grammy Award. He has written big band and or ...

, ''Full-On!'' (Origin, 2014) *

, ''Home of My Heart'' (Origin, 2005) *

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, ''Storytone'' (Reprise, 2014)

References

External links

Sheppard's official web site

BFM Jazz
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