Bob Mintzer Big Band Tickets

The Bob Mintzer Big Band is a premier contemporary jazz ensemble led by the renowned tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger Bob Mintzer. With a career spanning decades, Mintzer has shaped modern big-band music through authoritative arrangements, vibrant solos, and a knack for cinematic, swinging grooves. He also holds the chair at the USC Thornton School of Music and serves as Chief Conductor of the WDR Big Band in Cologne, orchestrating collaborations that blend American jazz sensibility with European precision.

Under Mintzer’s leadership, the band has earned critical acclaim, including a Grammy win for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album with Homage to Count Basie (2000 release) in 2002, along with four Grammy nominations to date. Since 2014, Mintzer has directed the WDR Big Band while continuing to pilot his own Bob Mintzer Big Band projects, keeping the spirit of big-band swing fresh and relevant for today’s audiences.

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Bob Mintzer Big Band performances showcase tight ensemble work, bold horn lines, and inventive repertoire that bridges traditional big-band roots with modern jazz language. In 2025, Mintzer released the single Midnight Friends and remained active on the live circuit, including appearances at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival with the WDR Big Band and concerts in Naples and Pittsburgh tied to his big-band projects. The discography as a bandleader features standout titles such as Meeting of Minds (2018), Get Up (2015), For the Moment (2012), Canyon Cove (2010), Swing Out (2008), Old School: New Lessons (2006), Live at MCG with Kurt Elling (2004), and Bop Boy (2002).

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