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Bob Pilkington is a trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator. Much of Bob’s career has been devoted to original music projects, both his own and those of others in a number of genres. His current projects include Fusion Nouveau and his work as resident composer with the Jazz Composers Alliance. Bob is Professor of Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music where he’s been teaching since 1982. Bob has written and published "Counterpoint in Jazz Arranging," a unique textbook specializing in counterpoint from a jazz perspective. He’s performed with his own groups, the Jazz Composers Alliance, Mark Harvey’s Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Fred Ho’s Green Monster Big Band, the Ken Schaphorst Big Band, Bob Moses’ Boston Illharmonic, and others. He appears on over 40 CDs, tapes and records.

Composer Spotlight

November 10, 2025

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Bob Pilkington

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Composing with Non-Traditional Scales and Modes

Andrew Rathbun

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Mini-Lesson

October 30, 2025

Presenting Artist(s)

Bob Pilkington

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Heterophonic Unison in Jazz Composition

Daniel Jamieson

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Foundational Focus

December 29, 2024

Presenting Artist(s)

Bob Pilkington

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Counterpoint Part III: Imitative Techniques

Bob Pilkington

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Roundtable

July 28, 2024

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Chelsea McBride, Daniel Jamieson, Erica Seguine, Bob Pilkington, Dave Rivello

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Fireworks!

Chelsea McBride

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Foundational Focus

April 16, 2024

Presenting Artist(s)

Bob Pilkington

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Counterpoint Part II: Creating Compositional Content

Bob Pilkington

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Foundational Focus

December 13, 2023

Presenting Artist(s)

Bob Pilkington

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Counterpoint Part I: Objectives of Jazz Arranging

Bob Pilkington

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Listening Session

August 22, 2023

Presenting Artist(s)

Bob Pilkington

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Chelsea McBride

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