INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING CONTEMPORARY JAZZ PIANIST
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Grammy-nominated pianist, arranger, and radio host Bob Baldwin celebrates 40 years in the music business. He’s been coined by industry peers as the “Ray Charles of Contemporary Jazz”, having owned all but a handful of his solo recordings.
Bob has been honored with a long list of awards, most recently including 2024 Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the Jazz Music Awards, for his 2021 album “Stay at Home Series, Vol. 1”.
The pianist’s personal goal is to release a 12-song project per year, and since 1988, he has released over 34 projects. Hhis 2024 and 2025 releases, like “It’s OK to Dream”, and “Caribbean Breezeway” remain staples of the contemporary jazz charts. Latest from Bob is “Last Summer in Rio 3000” and “HEPnotic”, released this January 2026.
His Radio program, NewUrbanJazz, established in 2008, celebrated its’ 700th consecutive weekly radio program on February 28, 2022.
The NY native has recorded on six of the seven inhabitable continents, including Dubai, Brazil, South Africa, Spain, UK, and Canada. “Whether it’s a massive festival crowd of 30,000 or an intimate restaurant audience of less than 60, I refuse to rob my audience of great music, top-notch effort and a good personal experience”, says Baldwin.
