Bob Bennett joined Jazz St. Louis as Director of Operations in June 2000. Mr. Bennett is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in jazz performance. He has helped Jazz at the Bistro broaden its artistic presentation and worldwide reputation as one of the leading jazz clubs in the United States. In September of 2004, Bennett helped the organization successfully launch their “All-Star Student Ensemble,” a group featuring the best high school jazz talent in the St. Louis area. Under his direction, the program expanded to feature two ensembles in each of the following two years. In 2007, Mr. Bennett became the sole talent buyer for the Jazz at the Bistro series, programming the most financially successful season in the club’s history. Subsequent success led to his being named Director of Artistic Administration in 2010. That same year, Bennett programmed the most highly anticipated season in Jazz St. Louis’ history and set a new bar for ticket and subscription revenue. With the continued growth of the organization, he is now programming not only the Jazz at the Bistro series, but additional Jazz St. Louis performances at the Touhill Performing Arts Center and other area venues.

As a performing musician since 1973 (guitar), and former recording engineer and producer, Larry Gregory has spent most of his life around the edges of the music business. After a failed attempt to become a “Rock Star” in the late 70’s, he attended Washington University School of Engineering, and spent the next 35 years in the engineering/construction/design and building maintenance fields, while still playing gigs at night. His most recent musical endeavors have been as a big band guitarist, arranger and section leader with the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra, the Starlighters Swingin’ Big Band, and the St. Louis Big Band.A lifelong jazz fan, Gregory has been a supporter of Jazz St. Louis in one way or another since their move to Grand Center, as a patron, performer, and special event volunteer. Upon retirement from his “day job”, and due to his experience in concert production AND building management/maintenance, he was brought in on a part-time basis to help in the operations and production departments. After his many attempts to try to look indispensable, we finally just gave him a desk.

Travis joined Jazz St. Louis in January of 2017 as the Director of Marketing, and he brings more than ten years of experience in both commercial and non-profit marketing. Most recently, he was a Senior Program Manager at Fusion Marketing, and it was there that he successfully increased brand engagement for companies like Anheuser-Busch and Kia Automotive. Before that, he was the Director of Events and Theaters at Grand Center, Inc. and has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Illinois State University. Travis moved from Chicago to St. Louis in 2008, and he enjoys gardening, collecting art, and spending time with his wife and two dogs.

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Bree Nicole Muehlbauer joined the Jazz St. Louis team in March 2017. Originally from the DC area, Ms. Muehlbauer moved to St. Louis in 2014 to transition from teaching to nonprofit program management. She studied English, education and vocal performance at Washington and Lee University and is earning a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Montana. She has always loved jazz (John Coltrane and Ella Fitzgerald are favorites), so working for a nonprofit organization focused on jazz performance and education is a natural fit. Outside of Jazz St. Louis, Ms. Muehlbauer enjoys singing with the Ladue Chapel choir, running, vegan baking, and volunteering with several nonprofit boards. She lives in Holly Hills with her husband and American foxhound.

Dan joined Jazz St. Louis in June 2017 as CFO. After a 30+ year career in the finance industry he followed a lifelong dream to work in the nonprofit world. His experience with corporate giants, small institutions and even a startup provides a wealth of experience that brings excellence in financial reporting and management. The last 18 years was in CFO roles where he was responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, treasury management, investments, audits, and accounting. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Dan considers himself a native of St. Louis but spent 11years in Houston, TX developing a startup and then managed the sale to a bank located in St. Louis. While Dan loves to sing his family favorite request is “over the hill and far away”. Dan loves to listen to Cardinal games on the radio, ride motorcycles, go kayaking and hiking.