Bob Wilber Biography

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Bob Wilber (born 15 March, 1928), is an internationally recognized American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and band leader. Wilber has been a dedicated advocate of classic jazz, working throughout his career to present traditional jazz pieces in contemporary manner. He played with many distinguished jazz leaders in the 1950s and 1960s, including Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden and Eddie Condon. In the late 1960s, he was an original member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and in the early 70s, of Soprano Summit, a band which gained wide attention. In the late 1970s, he formed the Bechet Legacy Band and has continued to play to this day

Wilber was active in jazz education, including working as director of the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble. He has written for films, including The Cotton Club. In his autobiography, Music Was Not Enough,

References

• Wilber, Bob. Music Was Not Enough. Oxford University Press, 1988.
  
• Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Grove's Dictionaries, 1998.
  
• http://www.subjazz.com/wilber.htm
  

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