Bob Bernotas is a widely published jazz journalist, historian, lecturer, and broadcaster. Bernotas’s profiles, interviews, and reviews have appeared in numerous print and internet publications, and he has written liner notes for more than 60 jazz albums. He is the author of 11 books, including Top Brass: Interviews and Master Classes with Jazz’s Leading Brass Players, Reed All About It: Interviews and Master Classes with Jazz’s Leading Reed Players, and Branford Marsalis: Jazz Musician.

In September 2003, Bernotas debuted a weekly radio program, “Just Jazz,” which, from November 2004 to October 2015, was heard over 91.9 WNTI in Hackettstown, NJ, and worldwide on the internet. He also was the host of WNTI’s “On the Dance Floor” and “The Sinatra Hour.” From November 2015 to March 2018, he hosted “Just Jazz featuring The Sinatra Hour” over WRNJ in Hackettstown. Since January 2014, Bernotas has taught “Jazz Appreciation” at Rutgers, a jazz history and listening course for non-Music majors.