Rob Scheps

Rob Scheps (born Eugene, Oregon) began studying tenor saxophone at age nine. He also plays soprano saxophone and flute. Raised on Long Island, New York, Scheps studied at New England Conservatory of Music. In 1988 he moved to New York, where he formed the Rob Scheps Core-tet and the Bartokking Heads.

A faculty member at the Mannes College of Music, for 13 years. He played on the national tour of Porgy and Bess with the Charleston Symphony, and the New York City Opera orchestra for Wonderful Town. His other Broadway credits include CATS and Miss Saigon.

Scheps has performed with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Linda Ronstadt, Dianne Reeves, Buddy Rich,

With others: Susan Talbot Reid, Bridges to Home (CD Baby), 2018 Joel Weiskopf, The Message (Steeplechase), 2017 Jacob Bernz & Jeff Haynes, Can You Hear Me Now, (CD Baby) ,2015 Dar Williams, Emerald (Bread & Butter Music), 2015 Ron Carlson, Kind Folk (CD Baby), 2015 Essiet Okon Essiet, Shona (SpaceTime Records), 2014 Joel Harrison, Infinite Possibility (Sunnyside), 2013 Pete Seeger & Jeff Haynes, Storm King, Vol. 1 and 2, (Audio Book), 2013 Pete Seeger & Lorre Wyatt, A More Perfect Union (Appleseed Recordings), 2012 Anne Mironchik, Cookin' In The Kitchen (Anne Mironchik), 2010 Jazz Code, Codes For Christmas (Jazzcode), 2008 Stephen Palmer and the Alliance, The Alliance (Race Production Records), 2008 Johnny Rodgers and Liza Minnelli, Let's Make A Date (Melody Thread), 2008 Jazz Code with Reynolds, Brown, Wadenius, Stormer, In the Moment (Jazzcode), 2007 Jules and The Family, Border Radio, (Jules and the Family), 2006 Howard Tate, A Portrait of Howard (Solid Ground), 2006 Tim Jensen, A Mind for the Scenery (Origin Arts), 2004 Francois Theberge, Medium Band (Roundrecords) ,2004 Mario DePriest, First Things First (Viruth), 2001 Ben Wolfe, Murray’s Cadillac (Amosaya), 2001 Nancy King, Glen Moore, Rob Scheps, King on the Road (Cardas), 2000 John Stowell with Rob Scheps, Brazil Project (New Media), 2000 Magnets! Live at Earshot (Seattle2000), 2000 Julian Priester & Roswell Rudd with David Haney, Off the Cuff (Cheetah), 1999 Joan Szymko, Openings (Viriditas), 1998 Tim Jensen, Tim Jensen (Self Released), 1998 Various Artists, Bob Moses, Alternate Currents (Gramavision), 1996 Dmitri Matheny, Red Reflections (Monarch), 1995 Duffy Jackson, Swing, Swing, Swing (Milestone/Fantasy), 1995 Bob Moses, Time Stood Still (Gramavision), 1994 Jazz Composer’s Alliance Orchestra (Sam Rivers and Julius Hemphill) Flux (Northeastern), 1993 Darrell Katz, Dreamland (Cadence), 1993 Terumasa Hino with John Scofield, Bluestruck (Blue Note), 1990 Wayne Naus and Big Band Express, Born on the Road (Nausome), 1987