Bob Mamet

b. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mamet began playing piano at the age of five but was far from being the only member of his family with creative urges. His brother, David Mamet, is a noted playwright and screenwriter; another brother, Tony, is a rock musician; and sister, Lynn, is a screenwriter. After high school, Mamet attended Johns Hopkins University where he began studying law, but switched to the study of music, first at Peabody Conservatory, then at Pepperdine University, and later at the Dick Grove School of Music. He played professionally with a fusion band, Panacea, then d...