Rob Crozier is a professional musician, composer/arranger living in the Southeastern Michigan area. Mr. Crozier holds a BFA for Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation in Double Bass from University of Michigan. His teachers include Robert Hurst, Diana Gannett, David Friesen and Rufus Reid.
Mr. Crozier's twenty year musical career has included sharing bills with groups like Blues Traveler and Credence Clearwater Revisted and sharing stages with jazz greats like Perry Robinson and Tony Malaby. Throughout the early 2000s Mr. Crozier curated an ongoing radio program on WCBN called "Music is Freedom" where his groups would perform free improvisation live on the air. Mr. Crozier is the co-founder and co-creator with his wife Kelly McDermott in the Celtic fusion band Nessa. The Rob Crozier Jazz Ensemble is emerging as one of Michigan's premiere jazz ensembles. Expect a heavy dose of hard-swinging jazz mixed with Crozier's unique mix of funk and world music. There is a little something for everyone in this program!
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