Bob Quaranta

Bob received his BM in Music Theory from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. For over ten years, he was a member of Mongo Santamaria’s band and served as musical director.

Two of the recordings Bob appeared on with Mongo were nominated for Grammy Awards: “Mongo Magic” and “Espiritu Libre”. Bob has also performed and/or recorded with: Dave Valentin, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, Tommy Igoe, Angel Canales and “Jellybean” Benitez.

With John Scofield, he recorded on the Yamaha instructional video “The Drumset, A Musical Approach”. Bob has also recorded a piano disk for the Yamaha “Disklavier”. He continues to serve as an integral member of the Ed Palermo Big Band and Gary Morgan and Panamericana. In his book Latin Jazz: The First of The Fusions, John Storm Roberts describes Bob’s playing as “magnificent”.