Ronnie Cuber

Ronnie Cuber

Ronnie Cuber (left) and Chuck Rainey at the Porretta Soul Festival, 2005
Background information
Birth name Ronald Edward Cuber
Born (1941-12-25) December 25, 1941
New York City
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Saxophone
Years active 1959–present
Labels Projazz, SteepleChase
Associated acts Mingus Big Band, George Benson, Fuse One, Players Association

Ronald Edward Cuber (born December 25, 1941) is a jazz saxophonist. He has also played in Latin, pop, rock, and blues sessions. In addition to his primary instrument, baritone sax, he has played tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, and flute, the latter on an album by Eddie Palmieri as well as on his own recordings. As a leader, Cuber is known for hard bop and Latin jazz. As a side man, he has played with B. B. King, Paul Simon, and Eric Clapton.[1] Cuber can be heard on Freeze Frame by the J. Geils Band, and one of his most spirited performances is on Dr. Lonnie Smith's 1970 Blue Note album Drives. He was also a member of the Saturday Night Live Band.

Cuber was in Marshall Brown's Newport Youth Band in 1959, where he switched from tenor to baritone sax. His first notable work was with Slide Hampton (1962) and Maynard Ferguson (1963–1965). Then from 1966 to 1967, Cuber worked with George Benson. He was also a member of the Lee Konitz nonet from 1977 to 1979.[2]


He can be heard playing in Frank Zappa's group in the mid-1970s, including the album Zappa in New York. He has been a member of the Mingus Big Band since its inception in the early 1990s. He was an off-screen musician for the movie Across the Universe.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Patti Austin

With George Benson

With Maynard Ferguson

With Grant Green

With Billy Joel

With Sam Jones

With Lee Konitz

With Idris Muhammad

With Horace Silver

With Lonnie Smith

With Mickey Tucker

With Gerald Wilson

With Rare Silk

With Randy Brecker

With Dr. John

With Paul Simon

References

  1. ↑ Down Beat Profile
  2. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Ronnie Cuber". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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