BOBBY STERN

"It's a long story, so I'll just give you some of the highlights (low-lights, or no-lights omitted) in rough chronological order...

Born in Rochester, New York, USA into a family of musicians and raised in New York City.
Parents were professional opera singers (father, Maurice Stern; stepmother, Rita Loving)
Brother Stevie - guitarist/ singer/ blues harp master
Sister Heidi is the pop singer better known as Jennifer Rush
As teenager, learned to play the blues harp by copying Little Walter solos
attended the High School of Music & Art in NYC
Took beginning saxophone lessons with famed woodwind guru Joe Allard
Moved with family to Germany after junior year
Played first professional gigs in US military clubs in Frankfurt area
Made first recording as member of "Jazz Fusion" group "Virgo"
Made first solo recording "Bobby Stern and Head, Heart & Hands - Libra"
toured Europe with Brazilian show "Brazil Tropical"
Re-formed Head, Heart & Hands(w/ Roy Louis - g, Geoff Stradling - kybds, Wolfgang Schmid - b, Guillermo Marchena - dr, voc, Elmer Louis - perc), recorded 2 more albums, played many festivals

became a member of long standing Salsa group "Conexion Latina"
Toured Spain with Thad Jones Septet
performed several concerts with Spanish piano legend Tete Montoliou
appeared as soloist on many pop & disco albums of the period recorded in Munich
recorded as soloist on Marvin Gaye's "Midnight Love" album, co-produced by Harvey Fuqua
attended Berklee College of Music for one semester on a tuition scholarship
several gigs with guitarist Joe Perry (Aerosmith) in the Boston area & NYC
relocated back to NYC; worked with several Salsa bands; played many weddings
studio sessions as soloist with popular music producers such as Mike Powell, Phil Ramone, Desmond Child, Harald Faltermeyer, et al.
completed course at the Institute of Audio Research, NYC for recording engineers
awarded National Endowment for the Arts study grant to study saxophone and jazz improvisation with David Liebman
toured Europe with Jennifer Rush
began playing the Eletronic Woodwind Instrument (EWI)
toured Europe with rock ' n' roll show including Clarence Clemons, Alvin Lee & John Mayall
released self produced and recorded CD, "Ten to 2" featuring the EWI exclusively
featured on recording with Conexion Latina - "Mambo 2000", which included Benny Bailey - tp & Nicky Marerro - timbales.
produced "hip hop", "house", "smooth jazz" etc. for small labels inGermany
was guest teacher for two semesters at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, teaching saxophone, improvisation & ensemble
authored "The Melodic Minor Handbook: A Jaxx Players Perspective, published by Jamey Aebersold.
took part in alto saxophone legend Charlie Mariano's 85th Birthday Concert in Stuttgart, Germany
recorded with, among others, Charlie Mariano - as, Billy Cobham - dr & Chaouki Smahi - oud, leader, "La Rose du Sable/Thinking of You". This was Charlie's final recording session.

took part in a seminar on Karnatic (South Indian) Music hosted by the German Youth Jazz Orchestra (BuJazO) and featuring distinguished vocalist R.A. Ramamani and her husband, master percussionist T.A.S. Mani; eminent members of the Karnataka College of Percussion.

in Bangalore. This was a profound musical experience.

took part in several concerts, including the North Sea Jazz Festival with a group including Jasper van't Hof - Phillip Catherine-g, Dieter Ilg-b & John Marshall- dr, performing "The Music of Charlie Mariano" in memory of one year of his passing.
recording and concerts as a member of Wolfgang Dauner's United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, 2nd Generation." ~Bobby Stern