Bob Stoloff (20 August 1952 in

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) is an American jazz musician (vocals , drums first , composition) and teacher.

Career

Stoloff, who grew up first in Port Washington, as a teenager played numerous instruments and from 1967 to 1969, the

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graduated, then worked as a musician. He studied 1974-1976 at the

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percussion, also began at this time but to sing. In the next few years he worked as a studio musician and played as drummer sideman on numerous albums. In 1983 he was appointed to the

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, where he taught scat. In 1984, he was (at the time

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, Jay Clayton,

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and partially

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included) with the Vocal Summit tour in Europe. In addition, he has also performed with Joey Blake and

. He presented a number of textbooks on

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and teaching continues as Associate Professor at Berklee College, where he was deputy head of the Voice Department. In addition, he also directed the vocal training at the

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. He can be heard on recordings with the Jazz Harp Trio and the

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group The Ritz.

Bob Stoloff Vocal Jazz Academies

Along the years he has opened several vocal jazz academies in different parts of the world: in

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, in

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, and in

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Publications

* ''Scat! Vocal Improvisation Techniques'' (Gerard/Sarzin; mit CD) * ''Blues Scatitudes'' (Gerard/Sarzin) * ''Body Beats'' (Advance Music) * ''Vocal Improvisation: An Instru-Vocal Approach for Soloists, Groups, and Choirs'' (Hal Leonard/Berklee Press) * ''Rhythmania!'' (CD) * ''Recipes for Soloing over Jazz Standards Vol. 1''

References

External links

Official website

Interview
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)
Bob Stoloff
in Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoloff, Bob Living people American jazz singers Berklee College of Music alumni American jazz percussionists 1952 births Singers from New York (state) Berklee College of Music faculty