Robert Casimer "Bebob" Grabowski, M.M.Ed., FIU 1991, B.M., UM 1979, (born June 21, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is an American educator,[1] author, bassist, jazz historian, diver and underwater photographer in the Florida Keys.[2] He was named number three in the Miami New Times list of Miami's Top Ten Jazz Musicians.[3]

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Grabowski has been adjunct professor in jazz studies at Florida International University for over two decades, writing the text for the course, The Evolution of Jazz In America.[4] He produced the FIU Jazz Festival for ten years, featuring such artists as David Sanborn and Maynard Ferguson. He is a writer, composer, and producer in his own right, recording seven CDs, the latest in 2012, Ballads and Other Moments of Joy.[5] He has recorded Live at the Kennedy Center with Alan Harris, [6] and in the studio with Melton Mustafa,[7] and Ira Sullivan.[8] Grabowski is a radio personality, having hosted Monday Night Jazz on WLRN-FM, the NPR affiliate for South Florida for two years, receiving notoriety for his involvement in the controversy over replacing live jazz announcers with an automated feed.[9][10]

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