Bob Brown has taught at Dietze Music for the past three years. A high school standout, Bob was a part of several honor bands, selected for the Nebraska All-State Band, and recipient of several awards for jazz improvisation. Continuing music into college, Bob attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) where he studied Music Performance. During his time at UNO, Bob was a member of Jazz Ensemble I and II, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet, and Hockey Pep Band and jazz combo. While at UNO, Bob was a member of ensembles that were chosen to perform at the Nebraska Music Educators Conference, The University of North Texas Jazz Festival, and at the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Northern France in Normandy. Since graduating, Bob has worked as a freelance musician as a Member of the Omaha Musicians Union. He has performed with: The Jazzwholes, The Marcus Lewis Quintet, Mike Gurciullo's Las Vegas Lab Band, Steve Shiniger and the Shin's Sings Orchestra, Message in the Bottle: The Police Tribute Band, in the Omaha Community Playhouse's production of Swing!, as well as many others. Bob has been a student of Norm Edwards, Tim Brechbill, and Darren Pettit. He has also taken lessons with Frank Basile of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra of New York City as well as Eric Marienthal, studio musician and lead alto saxophone for Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. As of Fall 2010, Bob will be working on a Master of Music degree.