Rob Kohler | |
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 Rob Kohler pictured in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Mahlon Kohler |
| Origin | Great Falls, Montana |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, musician |
| Instrument(s) | bass |
| Years active | 1981– |
| Website | www |
Rob Kohler (born October 3, 1963) is an American jazz bass player, composer, educator, and author, best known as being the bassist for the band This World and a bass instructor at the Stanford Jazz Workshop.
Raised in Montana, Kohler often performed music with his parents and siblings in his youth. [1] He began playing bass at age 12. He has listed Jon Entwistle, Eberhard Weber, and Jaco Pastorius as early influences. [2]
Kohler has performed with artists such as Danny Gottlieb, Taylor Eigsti, John Stowell, Ambrose Akinmusire, Fabian Almazan, Anton Schwartz, and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler. [3] With his older brother Lee Kohler, he was a founding member of the band In Flight in 1985. In Flight grew popular in Montana and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1989. [4] After disbanding in 1990, Lee and Rob reformed the group in 1995 under the name This World. They released an eponymous album in 1996, produced by Cookie Marenco. [5]
Kohler has been associated with Oregon-based Folk singer Alice Di Micele since 2000, appearing on several of her albums and touring with her often. [6] Kohler works often with local Pacific Northwest musicians such as Olem Alves, Ann Tappan, and Jared Burrows. [7] Since 2018, Kohler has toured with Halie Loren. [8] With the Peterson Kohler Collective, Kohler released the acclaimed album Winter Colors in the winter of 2019. [1]
Kohler began teaching at the Stanford Jazz Workshop in 1991. He was education director at SJW from 2006–2007. [4] [9] Kohler also taught at NOCCA in New Orleans, Louisiana, implementing a Middle School Jazz program there that lasted until 2009. [10] He has been an instructor at the annual South Delta Jazz Workshop in Ladner, BC since 2003. [11] In 2013, Kohler wrote and published a text book on Beginner Jazz Theory, entitled Music Theory from A to G. [12]
Kohler's brother Lee Kohler and sister Kate Kohler are also prominent musicians, and the three collaborate often. [1] Formerly based in Eugene, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, Kohler returned to Montana in 2014 and currently resides in Great Falls. [13] He has three children.
This World
With Alice Di Micele
With Kate Kohler
Inner Limits
with Jared Burrows
With others
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