Drummer Bob Gullotti has died. A message posted by the Cambridge, Massachusetts jazz club The Lilypad, where Gullotti regularly performed, confirmed the drummer died on Saturday, January 25. A cause of death was not given.
Gullotti was a professor of percussion at Berklee School of Music from where he graduated in 1972. Gullotti was a co-founding member of The Fringe and also performed with Hal Crook, Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe, Rick Stepton and several others. Gullotti was part of Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio‘s Surrender To Air project in 1996 that also featured with Sun Ra Arkestra director Marshall Allen along with John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Oteil Burbridge and Phish’s Jon Fishman.
Gullotti performed live with Phish three times, first on October 23, 1996 at Hartford Civic Center when he sat-in for the entire second set and encore. Gullotti also accompanied the band for the entire second set and encore on July 25, 1997 in Dallas and for the entire concert the following night in Austin.
Read tributes to Gullotti below:
Too soon for this. Not that there’s a good time or that we have any say in it or can really fathom it. Bob Gullotti has…
Posted by John Medeski on Sunday, January 26, 2020
Just heard about Bob Gullotti. He was a great mentor to so many of us in our Berklee days. RIP.
Posted by Michelangelo Carubba on Sunday, January 26, 2020
Bob Gullotti, 1949 – 2020-We are deeply saddened to learn that Bob Gullotti died last night, January 25, 2020. Bob…
Posted by Lilypad Inman on Sunday, January 26, 2020
so so so sad to hear about the passing of Bob Gullotti. can’t say enough about what an incredibly kind and sweet teacher…
Posted by Tyler Wagner on Sunday, January 26, 2020
To Bob Gullotti… Thank you for everything you’ve done, not only for me, but the entire Boston music community and…
Posted by Dylan Jack on Sunday, January 26, 2020
The world lost one of its finest musicians yesterday. So proud to have called him my friend. My condolences to all that knew him and especially to my niece and nephew that lost their treasured uncle.♥️😢
Posted by James Carey on Sunday, January 26, 2020
Shocked and saddened to learn that the great Bob Gullotti passed away. This incredible loss for the Boston music…
Posted by Tucker Antell on Sunday, January 26, 2020
And the hits keep on coming… Rest In Peace Bob Gullotti… Wishing you a safe journey my friend… 🙏❤️😢
Posted by John DeChristopher on Sunday, January 26, 2020
I’m devastated now… heard of that my teacher Bob Gullotti suddenly passed away…I will never forget the time I spent…
Posted by Hyunjik Lee on Sunday, January 26, 2020
