Born in Portland, Rob has played the trombone since 1975. He currently works for a local silicon manufacturer as a quality engineer. Rob is very involved in the St. John’s music scene, playing with both the University of Portland Jazz Band and NoPo. In all, Rob plays trombone with four music groups in the Portland area, and he loves to play and share music with people of all ages.

After six years of tromboning in a compulsory education setting and an 18 year hiatus, Jon realized that 2016 was the year to continue his love affair with the successor of the sackbut, bringing out his horns to slide around in different genres and groups. Everything from classical and symphonic with the Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra and Rose City Pride Wind Symphony; rock and funk with Homebrew and The Terrapin Horns; marching and pep with The Beat Goes On, The One More Time Around Again Marching Band, and Rose City Pride Marching Band; and big band and jazz with The Mike Curtis Jazz Project, The Pranksters, The Providence Hospital Stage Band, Jazz Express, and (of course) the NoPo Big Band!