Robert Casimer "Bebob" Grabowski, M.M.Ed., FIU 1991, B.M., UM 1979, (born June 21, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is an American educator, [1] author, bassist, jazz historian, diver and underwater photographer in the Florida Keys. [2] He was named number three in the Miami New Times list of Miami's Top Ten Jazz Musicians. [3]
Grabowski has been Adjunct Professor in Jazz Studies at Florida International University for over two decades, writing the text for the course, The Evolution of Jazz In America. [4] He produced the FIU Jazz Festival for ten years, featuring such artists as David Sanborn and Maynard Ferguson. He is a writer, composer, and producer in his own right, recording seven CDs, the latest in 2012, Ballads and Other Moments of Joy. [5] He has recorded Live at the Kennedy Center with Alan Harris, [6] and in the studio with Melton Mustafa, [7] and Ira Sullivan. [8] Grabowski is a radio personality, having hosted Monday Night Jazz on WLRN-FM, the NPR affiliate for South Florida for two years, receiving notoriety for his involvement in the controversy over replacing live jazz announcers with an automated feed. [9] [10]
Robert Casimer "Bebob" Grabowski, M.M.Ed., FIU 1991, B.M., UM 1979, (born June 21, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is an American educator, [1] author, bassist, jazz historian, diver and underwater photographer in the Florida Keys. [2] He was named number three in the Miami New Times list of Miami's Top Ten Jazz Musicians. [3]
Grabowski has been Adjunct Professor in Jazz Studies at Florida International University for over two decades, writing the text for the course, The Evolution of Jazz In America. [4] He produced the FIU Jazz Festival for ten years, featuring such artists as David Sanborn and Maynard Ferguson. He is a writer, composer, and producer in his own right, recording seven CDs, the latest in 2012, Ballads and Other Moments of Joy. [5] He has recorded Live at the Kennedy Center with Alan Harris, [6] and in the studio with Melton Mustafa, [7] and Ira Sullivan. [8] Grabowski is a radio personality, having hosted Monday Night Jazz on WLRN-FM, the NPR affiliate for South Florida for two years, receiving notoriety for his involvement in the controversy over replacing live jazz announcers with an automated feed. [9] [10]