Primary Instrument: Piano
Last Updated: August 1, 2010Lee Major Veteran Jazz Broadcaster CJNU FM Nostalgia Radio Host/Producer
“I have truly enjoyed working with Bob Wagner, who is not only very charming, but also a great creative mind! His composition, “No Small Talk Please,” was my favourite song on the album, Change.”
Laura Fygi - Universal Music recording artist
“Lovely tunes reminiscent of the golden era of songs and songwriters. A most charming and gracious cat.”
Lee Musiker - Emmy Award winning pianist, conductor and arranger
“During the 35 years of our friendship, Bob Wagner has never been far from either a piano or a romantic new melody. He has the knack of creating the wistful and nostalgic music that brings to mind the great songwriters and the great standards from that golden era of popular music between the wars ” when the tune was more important than the beat. It is a torch well worth carrying and I have had the pleasure and the privilege of adding a dozen or more lyrics to some of his lovelier themes. There will always be a warm welcome among “those who knew” in the music business for the memorable music of Bob Wagner.”
Leslie Bricusse - British lyricist, composer and writer/co-writer of musicals, including Victor/Victoria, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Stop the World ” I Want to Get Off
“A fine marriage of lyrics and melody. Just when I thought there was a real dearth of superior original songs for the Great American Songbook, along comes Bob Wagner with a most refreshing sound for us to embrace. Some of his lyrics are very poetic…the arrangements are all very hip and appeal to a wide demographic. Many listeners seem to be craving for a more innocent time, a nostalgic place where the Sinatras, Clooneys, Tormes and Fitzgeralds ruled, and Bob Wagner fits that need very nicely. My fears that the best songs have been written may be finally over.”
Ray Alexander - founder of the Winnipeg Jazz Festival and host of Fascinating Rhythm, CJUM 101.5 FM, Winnipeg, Canada
