Bobby Guess

Bobby Guess

Consultant

Bobby Guess, an honor graduate of the University of Houston, has been a music educator in Texas for 30 years. Additionally, Guess is a versatile trombonist/bass trombonist, known for his exceptional performances across a wide range of genres, including orchestral, sacred music, big band and R&B funk music.

In 2004, Guess was honored with the KPRC Channel 2 Sunshine Award, a recognition bestowed upon educators nominated by their students and community in Houston. He was invited to present his expertise in trombone pedagogy at both the Texas Music Educators' Association and the Texas Bandmasters' Association Conventions in San Antonio. Bobby Guess is an active brass clinician, conducting clinics for brass performers of all ages and disciplines. In 2008, he joined the SE Shires Instrument Company as an Educational Performing Artist Affiliate.

Bobby Guess, a former Bass Trombonist for Walt Disney Entertainment Productions in Anaheim, California, boasts an impressive resume. He has lent his talents to numerous Broadway touring shows, including West Side Story, Kiss of the Spider Woman, My Fair Lady, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, and Singin' in the Rain. Apart from this, he has also performed on Contrabass Trombone in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and played in the 1986 U.S. Olympic Festival Brass for the Olympic Summer Festival Games in Houston, Texas. Bobby's musical contributions extend to the small screen as well, as he can be heard playing on the main title for the Fox TV series Divorce Court.

Bobby has an illustrious history of performing with renowned musical artists such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Kay Starr, Lee Greenwood, The Moody Blues, The Texas Tenors, The Irish Tenors, Casey Abrams, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Kubis, Herb Brockstein, Mavis Rivers, Matt Catingub, Carl Fontana, Paul McKee, Bobby Shew, Charlie Haden, and has also collaborated with esteemed organizations such as the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, SVK Band, The Houston Symphony, Ricky Diaz Orchestra, Houston Sinfonietta Orchestra, Ed Gerlach Orchestra, Danny Ward Orchestra, Joseph Anthony “Reflections of Elvis”, Bayou Funk Experiment, Third Coast Swing, Baytown Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of the Southeast, Bayou Big Band, Ronnie Renfro Big Band, Cary Richards Orchestra, Galveston Symphony Orchestra, John E. Dyson Orchestra, Good Times Brass Band, Dean Artall Big Band, Buddy Brock Orchestra, Billie Ledbetter Orchestra, and the IHP Winds. Bobby was privileged to have studied Bass Trombone under the tutelage of the late George Roberts, Mr. Bass Trombone, Allen Barnhill, John McCrosky, and the late David Waters, and the late Al Lube of the Houston Symphony.

With an extensive background in performing and intensive study under the guidance of exceptional educators, Bobby Guess has acquired a wealth of knowledge and skills that he now imparts to his own students. His teaching methods have proven to be highly effective, enabling him to consistently place trombonists in the Texas All State Ensembles year after year.

Bobby works with diverse socioeconomic and demographic groups and believes that music is an invaluable instrument for educators and performers to impart essential skills that extend beyond the music classroom.

Despite his numerous professional accolades, Bobby considers his family to be the pinnacle of all his achievements. He is happily married to his wife of 18 years, Anne, and he is the proud father of three wonderful children: Zachary, Zoe, and Vivi.