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Death's Bobby Koelble Blends Metal and Jazz in New Album

6/11/2025

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Bobby Koelble, who joined the legendary band Death in 1994, played a pivotal role in their iconic album Symbolic. Following the band's split in 1996, he ventured into jazz, teaching and forming the Jazz Professors. Now, Koelble is merging his metal roots with jazz, working on a new quartet album and collaborating with Lie of Eris.

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Bobby Koelble, who joined the legendary band Death in 1994, played a pivotal role in their iconic album Symbolic. Following the band's split in 1996, he ventured into jazz, teaching and forming the Jazz Professors. Now, Koelble is merging his metal roots with jazz, working on a new quartet album and collaborating with Lie of Eris.