Bob Cary

Bob Cary (b. 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American trumpeter and graduate of the Berklee School of Music. In the early 1960s he hosted his own radio show, "Dimensions in Jazz", on WLOV in Providence.

His only trumpet instructor was Edward Denish, who studied with the great world champion cornetist, Bowen R. Church from Providence.

Murray McEachren had commissioned Cary as lead trumpet for The New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra reformed in the mid 1970s.

Buddy Morrow soon took over the reins of The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Again, Bob was employed as lead trumpet. They were featured on NBC's "Today Show" in 1978. The band also played at Roseland Ballroom and the Playboy Club in New York, Glen Island Casino, Disney World in Florida, The National Arts Center in Ottawa, Canada, The Palais D’Arts in Montreal, a cruise on the Rotterdam in the Bahamas and Bermuda, a TV show in Toronto called, "Live at the Forum"and with The Mills Brothers on their Canadian Tour.

The 1990s through to 2006 Bob worked on major cruise ships such as Celebrity Cruises, Orient Line, Holland-American Line and Princess Cruises, The Mississippi Queen riverboat and NCL, Norwegian Cruise Lines, often as musical director.

When not cruising the world, Cary still works with his own 19 piece orchestra in and around Toronto.

Cary became a star performer in London, England as part of "The Unforgettables" show, portraying the world famous trumpeter Eddie Calvert.

Cary moved to Toronto, Canada in 1972 and resides there still.Visit his site at http://bobcary.webs.com