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Bob Sheppard Quartet

As first call musician of jazz, pop and the studio worlds, multi-woodwind specialist Bob Sheppard has been a steadfast member of the Billy Childs Ensembles and the Peter Erskine trio for over a decade. He has toured with Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs, and brought his diverse talents to more recent performances with James Taylor, Natalie Cole and Queen Latifah and most notably with the legendary Joni Mitchell on her 2007 Grammy-winning, Shine. Collaborations include eight years with Freddie Hubbard, and tours and performances with Chick Coreas ensemble Origin, Nat Adderly and Akiyoshi/Tabackin Big Band. Recording credits include pop icons Steely Dan, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod Stewart, Randy Newman and Stevie Wonder. You can occasionally catch Sheppard soloing on the hit TV show American Idol. Close Your Eyes is his latest release as an artist and is the debut CD for the BFM Jazz label.