Teaching the World to Play!
Composer and arranger Rob Vuono, Jr. is currently the advanced courses arranging instructor at the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. Rob received his formal training at both the Manhattan School of Music and Mannes College of Music, studying classical composition and orchestration with Dr. Leo Edwards, Giampaolo Bracali, and David Loeb. Additionally, Rob studied arranging with Johnny Carisi, Jo Boyer, and Gil Evans. Rob has freelanced as a writer and performer in the New York area, and has been active as a jazz studies instructor for the International Art of Jazz program and director of the Stony Brook Jazz Ensemble at SUNY, Stony Brook, New York.
In 1986, Rob was hired as a writer and performer for the U.S. Navy Band, eventually securing the job of chief arranger for the U.S. Naval Academy Band in 1994. Rob writes for a wide variety of ensembles (jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, orchestra, choral groups, and chamber groups) and performers (the rock group Phish, the swing band Big Time Operator, and The Bluebonnet Brass). An accomplished trumpet and piano instrumentalist, Rob is currently active as a writer, performer, and bandleader, releasing recordings of arrangements by his own big band.
Explore Publications by Rob Vuono
| Title | Ensemble | Series | Grade | Item | New! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Lava | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 5 | JE4020 | |
| Blues for Cat | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4033 | |
| As I Recall | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | 3 | JE4035 | |
| I’ve Got the Pearl on a String | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | 3 | JE4058 | |
| Avenue ‘R’ | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4060 | |
| Calling Dr. Chops | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 4 | JE4069 | |
| Fulvio’s at Eight | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4070 | |
| Quiscalus Quiscula | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 4 | JE4075 | |
| Swanee River | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4080 | |
| Taste of Honey, A | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | 3.5 | JE4084 | |
| Travelin' Home | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 5 | JE4085 | |
| Walkin' with Jackie | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4088 | |
| Riddle in Swing | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4094 | |
| Both Hands Swingin' | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 4 | JE4095 | |
| Jump O'Clock One | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | 3.5 | JE4102 | |
| Swing Spoken Here | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Developing Jazz Ensemble | 2 | JE4103 | |
| Brat, The | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 4.5 | JE4113 | |
| Swing Shift | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | 3 | JE4114 | |
| Bop! | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4121 | |
| Minor Shade of Blue, A | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Developing Jazz Ensemble | 2.5 | JE4122 | |
| Relaxin' in Rhythm | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4123 | |
| Jiver's License | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Advanced Jazz Ensemble | 4 | JE4131 | |
| In the Swing of Things | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Developing Jazz Ensemble | 2 | JE4138 | |
| Bugle 'n' Boogie | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | 3 | JE4140 | |
| Crazy with the Blues | Jazz Ensemble | FJH Beginning Jazz Ensemble | 1.5 | JE4141 |