Bob Crawford--The Jazz Master

  • Thursday,Jun 01, 2017

 Longtime Jazz Artist

Robert M. Crawford, stage name Bob Crawford, is a long time jazz artist from the Bronx, New York.  He has been a jazz artist since 1974 and plays guitar, keyboards, bass, and guitar synthesizer.

Bob tells us, “Regarding my own music I write in in genres such as Contemporary Crossover Jazz, Pop, R&B, Indie Rock, Dance, Singer-Songwriter, New Country, and Folk idioms.”

Publications

Bob’s  major achievements are the publication of "Symmetric Cycles" (released on May 1, 2011 by RMCO MUSIC & distributed by Charles Colin Publications), his advanced music theory book inspired by the work of John Coltrane, Pat Martino, & Nicholas Slonimsky.” Symmetric Cycles”, published offers new ways of stretching the melodic and harmonic boundaries of Modal Jazz, Blues, Pentatonic Rock, Latin (Montunos, etc.) Reggae, World Music, etc., creating sound colors that will open your ears in ways you may not have experienced before. It also is extremely useful compositionally - connecting chords in very unique ways, adding emotional sound colors to original musical works. As a teaching tool it is very valuable for advanced students as well as seasoned players.

You can preview several pages of the book on Bob’s website by clicking on the book cover and then clicking on the “Look Inside” tab  http://www.carosta.com/bob-crawford/ 

"Symmetric Cycles” can be ordered at Jamey Aebersold’s Jazzbooks site: http://www.jazzbooks.com/jazz/product/SYMC

Or by calling Charles Colin Publications at 845-680-6880, their websitehttp://www.charlescolin.com/order1.htm

The release of his 2 Crossover Jazz albums BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol. 1 on June 1, 2013 distributed by Catapult, Inc. and available at i-TunesAmazonMP3Bandcamp, & Google Play.

Bob writes his own songs in genres such as Pop, R&B, Indie Rock, Contemporary Jazz, Dance, Singer-Songwriter, New Country, and Folk idioms. For Crossover Jazz he writes melodies & moods that he hears in his head based on emotions that he feels at the time. For all others, he writes mostly about relationships and their ups & downs.

Bob has recorded the following albums, BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol 1 (Melodic/Romantic Jazz). & BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol 2 (Uptempo Jazz Party Music). on June 1, 2013.  Available at i-TunesAmazonMP3,Bandcamp, & Google Play.

Bob’s jazz musical influences include John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Pat Martino, Horace Silver, Alan Holdsworth, and Larry Carlton. Bob’s best songs pertaining to Jazz that he created are Wheeling, Babycake Walk, Floater, Ondulando, & Hi Steppin’.  “I write melodies & moods simultaneously that I’m hearing in my head based on emotions that I’m feeling at the time.”

Goals

Bob is actively seeking music licensing/placement opportunities with recording artists, for theme songs/underscoring/transitions in film/TV, radio advertising and product placement, business presentations, ringtones, video games, websites,etc.

Bob’s Advice

My advice to Jazz artists is to learn your instrument, practice as much as you can, (especially recording yourself when playing with Music Minus One type recordings, and then listening back to what you sound like…like biofeedback except with music). Also play at as many venues as possible with as many people as possible…jam sessions, etc., network with other Jazz players, and above all, STAY POSITIVE…Rejection is part of this business and doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re not good enough…it usually means that what & how you play stylistically may not be a good fit for what the bandleader, A&R rep, record executive, club owner, etc. needs at the time.

“Thank you to Joseph Bennett for this opportunity. Special thanks to Larry Harlow, Pat Martino, Mick Taylor, Bertha Hope, Ray Vega, Phil Benoit, Maxine Brown, Kotie Cannon, Jess Nadelman, Wendy Caplin, Beverly Crosby, Dave Forman, Jon Geist, Monica Hope, Barry and Miriam Kulick, Eleanor Lance, Frank Levi III,  Raymond Hernandez-Ruiz, Lee Schechtman, Neal Shulman, Annette Ward, Tim Weil, Mick Oakleaf, and Lyndell Williams.”

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By way of introduction, my name is Bob Crawford, President of RMCO MUSIC/BMI/NYC/USA, a versatile and prolific 35 year veteran songwriter/composer/producer actively seeking music/sync licensing/placement opportunities with recording artists, for theme songs/underscoring/transitions in film/TV, commercial advertising and product placement in all media formats, corporate business presentations, ringtones, video games, websites, and the like creating music in genres such as Adult Contemporary (Pop), R&B/Soul, Contemporary Crossover Jazz, Dance, Indie Rock, and Singer-Songwriter idioms. I have original period piece music from the 1970s-present for licensing purposes in all media formats.

Having been in the music industry for quite some time I have a rather large song catalog & long track record, working with such varied artists as Jocelyn Brown (#1 Record “Somebody Else’s Guy”), Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Maxine Brown (Tony Award Winner, R&B Hall of Fame member), Dennis Williams (O’Jays, Temptations), Larry Harlow (Lifetime Grammy Award Winner & Latin Music Hall of Fame member) , Ron Richardson (Tony Award Winner for “Big River”), Loretta Devine (“Waiting To Exhale”, “Dreamgirls”- original Broadway cast, BET Image Award Winner), Jimmy Norman (R&B Hall of Fame member), Maria Howell (“The Color Purple”), Vondie Curtis-Hall (“Dreamgirls”- original Broadway cast, Gotham & Satellite Awards Winner), Carl Hall (“The Wiz”, “Mahalia”), & Beverly Crosby (“Wild Women”).

On Jun 1, 2013 my 2 Contemporary Crossover Jazz albums BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol. 1 & 2 were released by RMCO MUSIC and are available at i-Tunes, CD Baby, AmazonMP3, Bandcamp, & Spotify.

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