Bob Payne
TROMBONE
Bob was raised in San Diego. He attended the University of Redlands and University of Southern California where he received a Bachelor of Music degree in Trombone. After 3 years with the Army Field Band in Washington D.C. he attended the California State University Los Angeles where he received a Masters Degree in composition. He studied privately with Robert Marsteller, Murray McEachern and Dick Nash.
Bob has recorded and toured with the bands of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Harry James, Les Brown, Louis Bellson, Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones and many others.
Bob has been a freelance studio musician for over 45 years. He has been involved in all forms of recording during that time including playing on over 200 motion picture sound tracks and hundreds of TV shows, commercials and records. He played lead trombone with the Simpsons TV show for 27 years.
Bob has been involved with musical theater for much of his career, having been first trombone at the Shubert and Ahmanson theaters for many years. He is currently in his 16th year as orchestra contractor for Center Theatre Group at the Music Center in Los Angeles.