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Jazz communities across the District and world are mourning the loss of Robert \u201cBobby\u201d Felder, a celebrated musician and arts educator who recently died at the age of 95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFelder was a prominent jazz musician, educator, and bandleader who has been a central figure in the Washington, D.C. music scene for over 60 years,\u201d the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (CAH) wrote in a social media tribute to Felder, posted on March 3<\/a>, extending condolences to the artist\u2019s family and friends. \u201cHis contributions range from establishing major jazz archives to mentoring generations of D.C. musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Tampa, Florida, in 1930, Felder\u2019s affinity for music started at an early age.\u00a0 One of 12 children, a young Felder first began playing a trombone that had once belonged to his brother, who abandoned music to pursue football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I just picked it up. Matter of fact, my first trombone, it\u2019s embarrassing,\u201d Felder reflected in a November 2022 interview with Charvis Campbell of the DC Public Library (DCPL)<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t even have a case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuing to play the trombone, Felder completed high school in Tampa and then studied music at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from college, he traveled back to Tampa and became the band director at the junior high school he attended for two years before being drafted for the Korean War (1950-1953).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this redirection may have initially appeared to suspend his music career, the move instead accelerated and evolved it. His time with the military allowed him to realize one of his greatest musical gifts- his self-proclaimed ability to arrange any music.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy forte with music…all my success has been arranging,\u201d Felder, who wanted to be a Marine, but joined the Air Force, told DCPL. \u201cI was a musical arranger for a lot of different bands. I could take any CD or LP, and I could listen to it, and write the charts and it would end up sounding just like the records.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From an Airmen to a Jazz and Blues Virtuoso<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Overcoming racist values of the age and with three months of basic training under his belt at Lackland AirForce Base in San Antonio, Texas, Felder wrote some arrangements for the base band school and subsequently became conductor.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leadership role would open the door for him to join D.C.\u2019s Air Force Band Squadron at Bolling Air Force Base, allowing Felder to perform and travel to places such as Scotland, France and England \u2013 a life change that started his career internationally and was the foundation for his success in the District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOut of 90 in the band, there were only six Blacks in the band,\u201d Felder recalled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After being discharged, Felder became the band director at Kelly Miller Junior High School in Northeast D.C. and\u00a0obtained a master\u2019s degree at Catholic University.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten years after starting at Kelly Miller, Felder took on the band director at Roosevelt High School in Northwest D.C., where he continued to build talented young artists and wow audiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll never forget, after the Star-Spangled Banner, I got a standing ovation,\u201d Felder said in the DCPL interview, recalling a time his band at Roosevelt opened for a school assembly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a year at Roosevelt, he kicked off his long career in collegiate education, first teaching at DC Teachers College, and then transferring to Federal City College, before starting his 23-year career\u00a0at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), where he retired in 1992.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn all my teaching, especially at UDC, all my students still flock to me,\u201d Felder said 30 years after his retirement. \u201cYou know, we\u2019re still very, very close friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As he worked to train generations of musicians, he also continued performing: forming Bobby Felder\u2019s Blue Notes; becoming a regular entertainer at nightclubs around the District such as Jimmy Mcfill\u2019s; playing with jazz greats; and even wowing crowds at  D.C. churches such as Westminster Presbyterian Church in Southwest and The People\u2019s Congregational United Church of Christ in Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeyond his own playing, he collaborated with every major D.C. icon, from Shirley Horn to Buck Hill and was part of the golden era of the \u201cBlack Broadway\u201d (U Street) jazz scene,\u201d CAH wrote, honoring Felder\u2019s legacy. \u201cHe will be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legendary artist Felder is survived by his wife and son left behind his wife, Lavern and Richard Felder, and his legacy continues through the countless artists he trained, mentored and performed with over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo [much] great music and musicians are here in D.C.,\u201d Felder said in 2022. \u201cThey are my very close friends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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