| Bob Franceschini | |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Saxophone, Flute |
| Years Active: | 1978–present |
| Associated Acts: | Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Willie Colón, Mike Stern |
Bob Franceschini (born 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist and instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He has appeared on more than eighty albums including those of Mike Stern, Paul Simon, and Willie Colón.
Franceschini grew up in Manhattan and started playing music at a young age, he began playing professionally as early as 17-18 with Tito Puente and now tours worldwide with the Mike Stern Band, Willie Colón, Dennis Chambers and the Victor Wooten Trio, as well as many others. When not touring, Franceschini is a faculty member at Victor Wooten's Camp For Music and Nature [1] and co-hosts an annual saxophone retreat with Bob Reynolds and Bob Hemenger called the Inside:Outside Retreat for Saxophonists.[2]
Throughout his career, Franceschini has composed and arranged music for many artists including Tower of Power and Victor Wooten. Additionally, he has toured internationally and recorded with Mike Stern, Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Tito Puente, BeBe Winans, Ricky Martin, Lionel Richie, Eddie Palmieri, Victor Wooten as well as many others.
In 2001 Franceschini performed on Mike Stern's Grammy Nominated album Voices.[3]
Co-leader
With Willie Colón
With Paul Simon
With Celine Dion
With Mike Stern