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About me:: Hi, everyone. I'm Bob Frazier. I've been a music public servant for 40 years. My career began in the 1950s, when I actively participated in the Civil Rights movement, touring with a number of bands on the “chitlin’ circuit” and at major festivals. I later produced a number of jazz shows, and played with the Eurythmics, Johnny Otis Band and other popular acts. I'm especially proud of my role as an Artist Facilitator in state prisons, and serving as a Teaching Artist in several local public schools where I developed curricula that integrated jazz with songwriting and Afro-Cuban drumming. I hold a BA in Music from the California Institute of the Arts.

Musical Interests: Composition, Performance, Theory, Listening Appreciation

Musical Expertise: Brass

Where I serve:: June Jordan School for Equity & Justice, San Francisco Low-Income Housing Units, MusicianMentors Coordinator, Sequoia Elementary School

My service mission:: Develop in- & after-school instrumental music program; Lead arts integration in literacy and math; Strengthen and expand community service program; Develop and launch MusicianMentors program in housing units.

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BOB: The big gator by the bay

Posted on October 9, 2009 at 5:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

This is what everything that I have done up to now has prepared me for. I am at MetWest high school and Sequoia elementary school' My high school site has never had music before and deciding the approach was both a challenge and and the most creative venture a TEACHING ARTIST COULD EVER EMBARK UPON. Thus was born the "Bob and Lenny Show" . Lenny and I decided to start a school chores, beginning band, advanced band and a percussion ensemble. All groups are going strong at this point with very… Continue

Tired but energized

Posted on August 12, 2009 at 4:31pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

Zions What a two weeks. I am loving my life as a fellow. The training, the people are some of the brightest people I've ever met. This is history in the making. The shared passion and the love of hard work in the arena makes for excitement. Snoiz