Robert Philip Militello a.k.a. Bobby M. (born 25 March 1950 in Buffalo) is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist who was a member of the

Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

Quartet.

Career

Militello was one of a number of talented musical artists who were groomed by the legendary Sam Scamacca at Buffalo's iconic Lafayette High School in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Militello went on tour with

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

. He returned to Buffalo in the early 1980s and worked as a freelance musician. He moved to Los Angeles and spent the rest of the 1980s and early 1990s as a member of orchestras led by Bill Holman and Bob Florence. He toured and recorded with

from 1982 to 2012. He leads a quartet that performs concerts dedicated to Brubeck.

Discography

As leader

* 1982 ''Blow'' ( Gordy) * 1993 ''Heart & Soul'' (Positive Music) * 1994 ''Easy to Love'' (Positive Music) * 1995 ''Straight Ahead'' (Positive Music)

As sideman

With

* 1991 ''Quiet as the Moon'' * 1996 '' To Hope! A Celebration'' * 1997 '' So What's New?'' * 1998 '' The 40th Anniversary Tour of the U.K.'' * 1999 ''Hold Fast to Dreams'' * 1999 ''The 40th Anniversary Tour of the U.K'' * 2000 ''Dave Brubeck: Live with the LSO'' * 2001 '' The Crossing'' * 2001 ''Double Live from the U.S.A. and U.K.'' * 2002 ''80th Birthday Concert: Live With the LSO'' * 2002 ''

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'' * 2003 ''Classical Brubeck'' * 2005 '' London Flat, London Sharp'' With

* 1976 ''Primal Scream'' * 1977 ''Conquistador'' * 1977 ''New Vintage'' * 1978 ''Carnival'' * 1979 ''Hot'' * 1981 ''Maynard'' With others * 1982 ''Let's Stay Together'', Jean Carn * 1987 ''The Bill Holman Band'', Bill Holman * 1988 ''Body Lines'', Rick Strauss * 1988 ''This Is for You''
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* 1990 ''Treasure Chest'', Bob Florence * 1991 ''Strollin' '', Charlie Shoemake * 1992 ''50th Anniversary Celebration'', Kenton Alumni Band * 1992 ''Something Cool'', Cheryl Bentyne * 1994 ''Better Place'', Jeff Jarvis * 1995 ''Brighter Days'', Ken Navarro * 1995 ''Contents Under Pressure'', Jeff Jarvis * 1997 ''A Collection of Great Standards'', Michael Civisca * 1997 ''Hybrid Groove''
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* 1997 ''Singin' & Swingin' '', Nancy Kelly * 2004 ''I'd Like You for Christmas'', Mary Stahl * 2006 ''Midnight in Manhattan'', Lisa Hilton * 2007 ''After Dark'', Lisa Hilton * 2008 ''Jazz for Peanuts'', David Benoit * 2017 ''Remembering Mark Murphy'', Nancy Kelly * 2022 ''Brazilin Images'', César Haas

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