Rob Scheps
Rob Scheps (born Eugene, Oregon) began studying tenor saxophone at age nine. He also plays soprano saxophone and flute. Raised on Long Island, New York, Scheps studied at New England Conservatory of Music. While living in the Boston area he formed the True Colors Big Band, which he co-led with Ken Schaphorst. In 1988 he moved to New York, where he formed the Rob Scheps Core-tet and the Bartokking Heads.
A faculty member at the Mannes College of Music, Scheps was Principal Saxophone with the Oregon Symphony for 13 years. He played on the national tour of Porgy and Bess with the Charleston Symphony, and the New York City Opera orchestra for Wonderful Town. His other Broadway credits include CATS and Miss Saigon.
Scheps has performed with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Linda Ronstadt, Dianne Reeves, Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Mel Torme, Arturo Sandoval, Gunther Schuller, Clark Terry, the Gil Evans Orchestra and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
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