Personal issues sent him back to Milwaukee two years later, but he expanded his horizons throughout the Midwest, playing venues in Chicago and the Twin Cities, as well as Milwaukee. David Hazeltine © Andrea Canterīaker encouraged Dave to move to New York in 1981. Soon he was playing with such visiting legends as Charles McPherson, Eddie Harris, Pepper Adams, and Chet Baker. During his college years, Dave became the house pianist at Milwaukee’s Jazz Gallery, where his first gig was with the great tenor player Sonny Stitt, who became a mentor.
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He played his first professional gig (on organ) at age 13 (weekends at a neighborhood Italian restaurant), switching to piano at 15. A native of Milwaukee, Dave fell in love with jazz when his mother gave him a Jimmy Smith recording. And he’s no stranger to the Twin Cities, having spent his childhood and early career in the Midwest.
Noted for adventurous arrangements, rhythms, and harmonies, as well as swinging, melodic original compositions, New York pianist David Hazeltine brings both a reverence for tradition and a unique inventive spirit to the bandstand. It’s been more than a decade since Bob performed in the Twin Cities. He featured significantly in the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra’s touring, broadcast, and recording schedule, as well as in smaller ensembles such as “The Repertory Quartet” and The “Organisers”. In 2003, Rockwell received the Ben Webster Award. Then he moved again in 1983, this time to Copenhagan, Denmark, and performed with Ernie Wilkins, Kenny Drew, Marilyn Mazur, Kenny Wheeler and more, and particularly collaborated with Danish pianist Jan Kasperson and bassist Jesper Lundgaard for a while he continued to perform annually at the Artists Quarter. He went on to work with the Mel Lewis Orchestra, Tito Puente, Freddie Hubbard, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis, Tom Harrell, Anthony Cox, Richie Bierach, and more. Bob Rockwell © Andrea Canterīob moved to New York in 1978 where he joined the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. With Billy Peterson, he was a member of Natural Life, recording several albums and touring the U.S. Here he recorded his acclaimed debut album, Androids, receiving 5 stars from Downbeat. Bob spent a few years in Las Vegas (late 60s-early 70s), playing at The Sands, Tropicana, The Dune and Cesar’s Palace before returning to the Twin Cities in 1974. As a teenager he performed in rock, R & B & Big Bands, and toured the states extensively from his to his early 20’s. For two nights in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge, August 14-15, the magic of those Artist Quarter gigs returns as Rockwell and Hazeltine team up again with Peterson and Horst.īob Rockwell was born in Miami, Oklahoma, but grew up in Minneapolis. Bassist Billy Peterson and drummer Kenny Horst, co-owners of the AQ, were the usual rhythm team. One of his frequent collaborators at the old AQ was pianist David Hazeltine, based in Milwaukee until his own move to New York. “This is straight-ahead bop and postbop served with panache by pros who share taste and hours together on the bandstand.” - Britt Robson, StarTribuneīack in the heydey of the Artists Quarter, Twin Cities native saxophonist Bob Rockwell was a regular performer, ultimately relocating to New York and then to Copenhagan where he has continued and expanded his career. Bob Rockwell at the Artists Quarter (2006), © Andrea Canter
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