In live shows, on television and in recording sessions, Bob Funk has worked with the following artists: The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, BB King, The Allman Brothers, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Alicia Keyes, James Brown, Tom Waits, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer, Albert Collins, Robert Plant, Al Kooper, Trisha Yearwood, Marc Anthony, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Keith Richards, Shemekia Copeland, Wyclef Jean, Sam Moore, Billy Preston, David Sanborn, and many more. Bob's latest project is "Jazz My Soul" by the Jazz Explorers, a project he played on and co-produced with Tim Duffy.

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Bob's first influence was his father, a professional musician who played both classical and popular music. Seeing Jack Teagarden, Duke Ellington and Count Basie play live, as well as the local symphony in which his father played, gave him a broad musical foundation. Bob studied the trombone from the age of 9 and attended the prestigious Interlochen Music Camp for two years where he was principal trombone in the World Youth Symphony. After high school, his teachers included Tasso Harris at the University of Denver and Per Brevig at the Aspen Festival.

Bob performed in Colorado in groups such as the Colorado Brass Quintet, Colorado Springs Symphony, and Aspen Festival and Chamber Orchestras. Regional performance groups appearing in Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, Boulder, Telluride and Denver included The Ophilia Swing Band, Wave, Bazuka and The Orchestra of Clouds. Major influences during this period include Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Willie Dixon and JJ Johnson.

In 1979 Bob arrived in NY where he took classes at Julliard and played in the Mozart Opera Orchestra. In 1980 Bob met up with Arno Hecht and Crispin Cioe and together they formed the Uptown Horns. Their recording credits on over 200 albums include James Brown's Grammy Award winning "Living in America", "Love Shack" by the B52's, "Unchain My Heart" by Joe Cocker and "Hot, Hot, Hot" by Buster Poindexter.

Bob is currently a player, producer and arranger with the Jazz Explorers. Appearing on their debut album are George Cables, Sonny Fortune, Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Cecil McBee, Kim Stone, Carmen Lundy, Greg Cohen and Victor Lewis.