Bob Quaranta
About
Bob Quaranta received his BM 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. Two of the 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 Ed Soph, Horacee Arnold, John Scofield, and Tom Barney he recorded on the Yamaha instructional video The Drumset, A Musical Approach. 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. Additionally, Quaranta's playing has been characterized as “magnificent” in the book, Latin Jazz: The First of The Fusions, John Storm Roberts.
Professional Musician and Instructor in NYC area for over four decades. I've had the opportunity to perform with many great musicians from Dizzy Gillespie to Mickey Dolenz, playing many different styles along the way that have included Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Rock and Blues
My long term playing jobs have included:
Mongo Santamaria from 1982 to 1994. Willie Colón from 1986 to 1989 and the Ed Palermo Big Band from 1982 to the present.
KoSA Drum Camp and Festival in Castleton Vermont from 2010 to 2015. In addition to leading and playing with ensemble classes, I accompanied all the artists in concert and master classes. Among the many great drummers I worked with were: Jimmy Cobb, Dennis Chambers, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuña and many others.
University of The Arts - BM in Music Theory
The Collective School of Music, NYC