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Robert Karow Vibraphone Robert Karow began studying drums in the 3rd grade. By the 7th grade, he was playing trap drums (drum set) with the high school swing band. At 15 Robert was performing with a small orchestra touring Southeastern Minnesota for college and high school dances, and at supper clubs and VFW halls. While attending junior college, he played with the swing band and orchestra and performed with the pit orchestras for Damn Yankees and the community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun. After graduating from junior college, he moved to Denver CO and began making a living, other than in music. Musical instruments played for the next 35 years were the radio and the stereo. During the 60's, Robert became fascinated with the vibraphone having heard the instrument being played in the George Shearing Quintet and The Modern Jazz Quartet. Upon retirement in 1997, he purchased a vibraphone and started taking instruction from Rick Weingarten, (professional vibraphonist) learning to read and play music scales, chords, rhythms, using two and four mallet techniques. He is currently taking instruction from Mark Foster (professional multi-percussionist, teacher and performer). Robert has performed with the Windjammers big band, the Skylarks Combo and Blanco Caliente, as well as 'Just Friends'. This last group is based out of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, and performs monthly 'jazz masses', and at the annual Jazz Christmas Party, and for other occasions. He performed solo vibraphone at the inaugural meeting of 'AWOL' (Academy Women On The Loose), a Denver affiliate of the Ladies' Red Hat Society. Robert is also studying bass marimba and rehearsing with classical pianist Lucy Garrett and the principal flutist with the Littleton Symphony, Rosanne Sterne. They are planning a performance of Claude Bolling's Suite for 'Flute and Jazz Piano Trio'. Page Taylor Music/Piano Pag
