Bob Quaranta

Bob Quaranta, pianist, received his B.A. in music theory from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. For over ten years, he was a member of Mongo Santamaría's band and served as musical director. Additionally, he composed songs for the band, five of which appeared on Mongo's recordings. Two recordings Bob appeared on with Mongo were nominated for Grammy Awards: Mongo Magic and Free Spirit/Espíritu Libre. Quaranta has also performed and/or recorded with: Dave Valentin, Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, Tommy Igoe, Angel Canales and Jellybean Benitez.

With John Scofield, he recorded on the Yamaha instructional video The Drumset, A Musical Approach. Other studio sessions include TV commercials for IBM and soundtrack work for Vestron Video. Quaranta has also recorded a piano disk for the Yamaha Disklavier. He appears on the Hudson Music Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Celebration & Bass Day 2002 DVD and CD. He continues to serve as an integral member of the Ed Palermo Big Band and currently is on the faculty of The Collective School of Music in New York City. He is also playing piano with Andrea Brachfeld and the Phoenix Rising Latin Jazz Ensemble. On Brachfeld's recording, Into the World, A Musical Offering, Jazz Improv NY, reports "Quaranta's wealth of experience in Latin music grounds the ensemble" in the song "Q" (composed by Quaranta). Additionally, Quaranta's playing has been characterized as "magnificent" in the book, Latin Jazz: The First of The Fusions, John Storm Roberts.

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