Bob Keefe

Robert Keefe

Robert Keefe, composer and performer, holds a Ph.D. in composition and has over 50 works to his credit, including three works for orchestra, two rock musicals and a string quartet. Bob has been in residency at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. A former student of the jazz teacher Jack Petersen, Bob has been active in performing in jazz bands and establishing jazz artist series. He also maintains an active studio of about 40 students in the Ithaca area. He performs regularly with the Backtalk Band and with Jim Lawrence in jazz duo and trio settings. 

The Bob Keefe Trio

Email Bob at:  drbob@adminders.com

Songs (click on song to open MP3 file):
Black Orpheus
Blue Monk

Venues / Groups played for:
The Blue Frog Coffeehouse, Cortland, NY
Bridges, Cornell Heights, Ithaca, NY
Cornell University Faculty dinner, Ithaca, NY
Appel Commons, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Ithaca Yacht Club, Ithaca, NY
Ithaca Country Club, Ithaca, NY
Cornell Real Estate party, Ithaca, NY
Cayuga at Twilight (Benefit), Cayuga Heights, Ithaca, NY
Ithaca Festival, Ithaca, NY
Groton Old Home Days, Groton, NY
Trillium - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Big Red Barn, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Logan Ridge Winery, Hector, NY
Noyes Center, Cornell University, Casino Night, Ithaca, NY
Ithaca Chamber of Commerce Business, Ithaca, NY

Hear song samples!  (click on song titles for mp3 files)
Besame Mucho
Cruella de Ville
Penthouse Serenade
Stompin' at the Savoy
Night and Day
The Way You Look Tonight
Speak Low
How Deep is the Ocean

Partial Songlist:      (click here to download the songlist pdf file)

Swing Tunes:
After You've Gone
Ain't Misbehavin'
All of Me
All the Things You Are
Autumn Leaves
Avalon
Beautiful Love
Blue Monk
Blue Skies
Bye, Bye Blackbird
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Fly Me to the Moon
Give a Little Whistle
Green Dolphin Street
Have You Met Miss Jones
How High the Moon
Honeysuckle Rose
I'm Old Fashioned
In a Mellow Tone
It Don't Mean a Thing
Jersey Bounce
Just Friends
Line Someone in Love
Lullaby of Birdland
My Romance
On a Clear Day
On the Sunny Side of the Street
On the Trail
Perdido
Puttin' on the Ritz
Satin Doll
Scrapple from the Apple
Secret Love
Skylark
Stella by Starlight
There is no Greater Love
When You're Smiling

Waltzes
All Blues
The Boy Next Door
Edelweis

Ballads
As Time Goes By
Body and Soul
But Beautiful
Darn That Dream
Georgia
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
It's the Talk of the Town
Michelle
Misty
Moonlight in Vermont
My One and Only Love
My Funny Valentine
Polkadots and Moonbeams
September Song
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
What a Wonderful World
When I Fall in Love
Willow Weep for Me
Yesterday

Bossa / Latin tunes
Besame Mucho
Black Orpheus
Caravan
Close Enough
East of the Sun
Gentle Rain
Girl from Ipanema
How Insensitive
Night and Day
Shadow of Your Smile
South of the Border


 The Backtalk Band