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Bob Crail
Saxophonist, Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer
About Me
Saxophonist, Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer. Born Robert David Crail II on December
27, 1960 in Long Beach, California.
Crail's received his early musical training while attending middle and high school in Long
Beach. Many of his classmates went on to become professional session, jazz and symphony
players. During his formative years played in a number of groups ranging from rock and
jazz to punk. Early bands included: Maxilla, Cathedral of Tears and Tender Fury.
After high school Crail attended California State University, Northridge eventually earning
a B.A. degree in Music Education. Crail is the founder of The Watts Learning Center after
school Drumline group in South Los Angeles.
Crail relocated to Los Angeles in the early 1980’s and has since performed and recorded
with a wide range of artists.
Crail has performed and recorded with: Bette Midler, Ice Cube, Ziggy Marley Tone Loc, The Beach Boys,
America, Stanley Clarke, Patrice Rushin, George Duke, Tom Scott, David Sanborn, Slim Jim
Phantom, Wanda Jackson, Top Jimmy, Juke Logan, Big Jay McNeely, Joe Houston, L.Shankar,
Dave Wakeling, The English Beat, The Specials, When In Rome and many others.
Crail has also worked with a number of actors who play music. Most Notably: Joseph Gordon Levitt,
Harry Dean Stanton, Bob Saget, John Gries, Garrett Morris and John Stamos.
As a composer and arranger Crail has written for television, film, live performance and
albums. His work covers a wide range of musical genres.
Film credits include: “In Your Eye” (short) directed by Alex Proyas, “Godsquad” (short)
directed by J.F. Kinyon and “Martini Master” (short) directed by Andrew MacBeth.
Television credits include: ADT, Sanwa Bank, MTV Networks, AT&T, WeTV, Xenon
Entertainment and PBS’ “Roadtrip Nation.”
Crail wrote and played the alto sax solo on the underground hip-hop classic “Mista
Dobalina” by Del, The Funky Homosapien.
Crail leads his own quartet performing on saxes and flute playing straight ahead jazz and
be-bop.
He also writes, produces, and performs original music in the style of early rock n’roll with
“Bobby and The Blackouts.”
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