(photo by Bryan Aaker)


Bobb has developed a unique sound playing Native American and Chinese flutes. His music an eclectic mix of the traditional and the untraditional, the conventional and the unconventional, the past and the present.

His music has been described as evocative, innovative, primal sophistication, engaging, hip. It is contemporary jazz voiced through the ancient zen-like tonalities of Native American and Chinese flutes. It is, what he calls, JazZen. [more]


JazZen forges a musical trajectory that spans from the earth tones of Native America to the groove of the beatniks and the spirit of Coltrane.

The organic timbre of Bobb's flutes, weaving through the swirling undercurrents provided by electric cello (Aaron Kerr), drums (Derrin Pinto) and recently added keyboard (David Hamilton), creates a unique sound that is simultaneously primitive and contemporary. [more]

(photo by Andrea Canter)




(cover art by Joseph Giannetti)


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Bounce off the Moon is JazZen's first CD as a trio (keyboard player David Hamilton joined the group later).  Styles range from laid-back swing, blues, and mid-tempo funk to a Spanish-tinged lament and an acid-jazz hypnotic groove that proples the title track to an exploding free-jazz frenzy.

"JazZen has a versatile sound that incorporates everything from modern groove to world jazz."  - MOJA (Modern Jazz) Radio

"JazZen’s new CD, Bounce Off the Moon, shows their versatility as musicians and their respect for jazz greats including Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane." - bebopified

"a unique sound that is both holy and hip, primal and sophisticated... the integration of an almost prayerful melodicism suggestive of Charles Lloyd with a more forward-thrusting, free-wheeling improvisational approach that echoes Coltrane, Davis, Shorter, and Coleman."  - Jazz Police

"If you're interested in the Miles Davis Quintet (the Shorter/Hancock/Carter/Williams group he recorded with in the middle 60s) you're going to be impressed by the relationship Aaron and Derrin have as a rhythm section and with the range Bobb can achieve with instruments we often [associate with] new age music." - Hymie's Vintage Records
Ask your local jazz station to play a tune from JazZen's CD, Bounce off the Moon.
Among the radio stations airing the CD are:

KBEM (Minneapolis, MN) KFAI (Minneapolis, MN) KKUP (Santa Clara, CA)
KNTU (Denton, TX)
 KRZA (Alamosa, CO)
 KSDS (San Diego, CA)
KUNM (Albuquerque, NM)
 WCNB (Ann Arbor, MI)
 WICN (Worcester. MA)
WLSU (LaCross, WI)
WMUC (College Park, MD)
© 2012, Bobb Fantauzzo