Wendall Hobbs

    "Riff Raff" is an original composition by Wendell Hobbs and performed by The Master's of Jazz Orchestra.

    “Riff Raff”


    “Riff Raff” is an original composition by Wendell Hobbs and performed by The Master’s of Jazz Orchestra. The song is built around what jazz musicians call a “riff”, which is a short melodic idea that is developed throughout the arrangement. Wendell Hobbs is a saxophonist, composer, arranger and leader/conductor of The Mastera of Jazz Orchestra and has toured with The Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw Orchestra during a career that spans over 50 years.

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