Bob is a trumpet and flugelhorn player whose performances are
especially notable for his lyrical style and fine tone.
His harmonically oriented improvisations shift between aggressive and
cool playing. In speaking of Lark, jazz icon Clark Terry says, “He’s a very
good trumpet player, a very good musician. He’s paid his dues.”
Recently released on the Jazzed Media label is the critically acclaimed CD
recording Live at the Jazz Showcase, by the Bob Lark /Phil Woods
Quintet. This follows the success of the Jazzed Media CD recordings
Suggestions, by Bob Lark and Friends, and In Her Eyes, by the Bob
Lark/Phil Woods Quintet, a group which includes prominent jazz artists
Jim McNeely, Steve Gilmore and Bill Goodwin.
Bob’s playing and writing are also featured on the compact disc
recordings Until You (2003) and First Steps (1997) on the Hallway label.
He is an exclusive Yamaha Performing Artist.
Bob Lark serves as the Director of Jazz Studies at DePaul University in
Chicago, Illinois, where he directs the university Jazz Ensemble and the
Phil Woods Ensemble, teaches jazz trumpet and courses in jazz pedagogy
and jazz style. Under his direction the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
has produced several Outstanding Performance Awards from the Jazz
Educators Journal, Down Beat and Jazz Times magazines, and has
recorded albums with legendary jazz artists Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Louie
Bellson, Bob Brookmeyer, Tom Harrell, Jim McNeely, Frank Wess, Slide
Hampton, Bobby Shew, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra members
Charles Vernon and John Bruce Yeh.
especially notable for his lyrical style and fine tone.
His harmonically oriented improvisations shift between aggressive and
cool playing. In speaking of Lark, jazz icon Clark Terry says, “He’s a very
good trumpet player, a very good musician. He’s paid his dues.”
Recently released on the Jazzed Media label is the critically acclaimed CD
recording Live at the Jazz Showcase, by the Bob Lark /Phil Woods
Quintet. This follows the success of the Jazzed Media CD recordings
Suggestions, by Bob Lark and Friends, and In Her Eyes, by the Bob
Lark/Phil Woods Quintet, a group which includes prominent jazz artists
Jim McNeely, Steve Gilmore and Bill Goodwin.
Bob’s playing and writing are also featured on the compact disc
recordings Until You (2003) and First Steps (1997) on the Hallway label.
He is an exclusive Yamaha Performing Artist.
Bob Lark serves as the Director of Jazz Studies at DePaul University in
Chicago, Illinois, where he directs the university Jazz Ensemble and the
Phil Woods Ensemble, teaches jazz trumpet and courses in jazz pedagogy
and jazz style. Under his direction the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble
has produced several Outstanding Performance Awards from the Jazz
Educators Journal, Down Beat and Jazz Times magazines, and has
recorded albums with legendary jazz artists Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Louie
Bellson, Bob Brookmeyer, Tom Harrell, Jim McNeely, Frank Wess, Slide
Hampton, Bobby Shew, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra members
Charles Vernon and John Bruce Yeh.
Bob is an active clinician, soloist and guest conductor, and is the past-president of the Illinois Unit of the International
Association for Jazz Education, has chaired the International Trumpet Guild jazz improvisation competition, served as the
host for the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, and throughout the 1990’s directed the Midwest
GRAMMY High School Jazz Band. Prior to his appointment to DePaul University, Bob was an Assistant Professor of Music
at Emporia State University, Kansas, where he taught applied trumpet lessons, a course in jazz pedagogy, directed the
university jazz bands, and served as the director of The Great Plains Jazz Camp. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree
in performance from the University of North Texas, having earlier earned a Master’s degree from that school and a Bachelor
of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University.
Association for Jazz Education, has chaired the International Trumpet Guild jazz improvisation competition, served as the
host for the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, and throughout the 1990’s directed the Midwest
GRAMMY High School Jazz Band. Prior to his appointment to DePaul University, Bob was an Assistant Professor of Music
at Emporia State University, Kansas, where he taught applied trumpet lessons, a course in jazz pedagogy, directed the
university jazz bands, and served as the director of The Great Plains Jazz Camp. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree
in performance from the University of North Texas, having earlier earned a Master’s degree from that school and a Bachelor
of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University.
| Phil Woods & Bob Lark |
| Clark Terry & Bob Lark |
| Bob Lark & Bob Mintzer |
Quotes in support of Bob Lark:
"He's a very good trumpet player, a very good musician.
He's paid his dues."
- Clark Terry
"Bob Lark Played flugelhorn hauntingly on a Bellson ballad,
Blow Your Horn. Considering the lyric beauty of this piece,
Lark's muted tone and elegant melodic embellishment hardly
could have been more appropriate."
- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
He's paid his dues."
- Clark Terry
"Bob Lark Played flugelhorn hauntingly on a Bellson ballad,
Blow Your Horn. Considering the lyric beauty of this piece,
Lark's muted tone and elegant melodic embellishment hardly
could have been more appropriate."
- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
