| Robert Mansfield Rucker | |
| Genre: | jazz |
| Birth Date: | November 4, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Birth Name: | Robert Mansfield Rucker II |
| Alias: | Rook |
| Origin: | Florida A&M University University of North Florida Manhattan School of Music Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Occupation: | Jazz Musician Music Educator/Certified Music Teacher |
| Website: | Robert Rucker Project |
| Label: | Independent |
| Associated Acts: | SwingSet Quintet, Wynton Marsalis, Dead Prez |
Robert Mansfield Rucker (born Chicago, Illinois, raised in Miami, Florida) is a jazz drummer, music teacher, and composer.
Rucker has recorded and performed with Grammy award winning artists Wynton Marsalis, John Daversa, Scotty Barnhart and Ted Nash Robert has also shared the stage with notable musicians such as Marcus Roberts, Wessell (Warm Daddy) Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Philip Harper, Eric Lewis, Stephon Harris,and Sam and Dave. He has also produced music for Sony Pictures alongside Stephen Marley and Dead Prez, and performs with a jazz band called The Robert Rucker Project.
Robert is endorsed by Bosphorus and SoulTone Cymbals and Canopus Drums
After graduating from Miami Douglas MacArthur North, Robert attended Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a member of the notable "The Marching 100" Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble. Robert later moved to Jacksonville, Florida and transferred to the University of North Florida where he received his B.A in Music. In 1995, Robert moved New York to attend graduate School at Manhattan School of Music. After graduation, Robert began to teach music in New York and New Jersey Public Schools.
Robert appears on Wynton Marsalis "Amongst the People: Live at the House of Tribes on Blue Note Records. He also is featured on the soundtrack of the Movie "Black or White with hip-hop duo "Dead Prez". Robert released and produced his debut Cd "Make Blue" featuring Philip Harper and Todd Williams. In 2002, his latest release "Blue York" featured the world-renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
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