SUBB	Member Profile
Name	Bob Coates
Instrument(s) played	Tuba, Double bass
Band Member Since	1994
Profile	Bob has wide interests in music but jazz is his main passion. He graduated in Music Studies at Strathclyde University in 2006. His inspirations include Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. The tuba players he most admires are Bill Barber, Bob Stewart and Michel Godard. His favourite bass players are Ron Carter, Charlie Haden and more recently Greg Cohen. Bob plays in various jazz and classical groups in the Glasgow area.