Barbara Ann ("Bobbi") Humphrey (b. April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist whose legendary musical styles include fusion, jazz-funk and soul-jazz. Bobbi Humphrey has been playing her special brand of music to audiences around the world. Biography She was born in Marlin, Texas, and raised in Dallas. She was trained on the flute in classical and jazz technique in high school and continued her studies at Texas Southern University and Southern Methodist University. Dizzy Gillespie saw Humphrey play at a talent contest at Southern Methodist, and impressed with what he had heard, he urged her to pursue a musical career in New York City. She followed through on his advice, getting her first big break performing at the Apollo Theatre on Amateur Night. Shortly afterward, she began playing regularly throughout the city, including a gig with Duke Ellington. By 1972, she was recording for the Blue Note Jazz label, the first female

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