A lifelong resident of the Chicago area, Rob has performed and recorded with such artists as John Wetton, Rakalam Bob Moses, Fareed Haque, Grazyna Auguscik, Steve Gorn, Juma Santos, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown, Zach Brock, Melvin Butler, Greg Ward, and many more. He is a regular member of the bands District 97, Matt Ulery's Loom, Outertown, and Hood Smoke, and currently leads his own quintet, featuring Scott Burns, John Kregor, Patrick Mulcahy and Eric Montzka. In addition to performing, Rob has received commissions to compose for churches (Grace Commons – Chicago), stage productions (Purdue North Central University) and most recently, film (The Lost Remake of Beau-Geste – not yet released). To date, he has released four recordings of his original music.