As of July 2011, Gardner is associate professor of trumpet in the University of Manitoba's Jazz Studies program.
Ava Gardner | Erle Stanley Gardner | Martin Gardner | Butler Derrick | Derrick May | Howard Gardner | Gerald Gardner | Derrick May (musician) | Robert Gardner | Isabella Stewart Gardner | John Gardner | Gerald Gardner (Wiccan) | Gardner | Joy Gardner | Chris Gardner | John W. Gardner | Gardner, Massachusetts | Derrick Thomas | Derrick Henry Lehmer | Derrick | Brian Gardner | Tom 'Diver' Derrick | Tom Derrick | Rulon Gardner | Robert H. Gardner | Georgie Gardner | Gardner McKay | Edward Gardner (conductor) | Edward Gardner | Derrick Walker |
Owl Studios announced its arrival with the signing of six of Indianapolis' most notable jazz musicians and groups: tenor saxophonist Rob Dixon, soulful vocalist Cynthia Layne, trumpet player Derrick Gardner, pianist and composer Steve Allee, clarinet and saxophonist Frank Glover, and the Busselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra.
In addition, Rob is often featured as a sideman with other Owl Studios recording artists, including Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Cynthia Layne, Steve Allee, Mike Clark, and The Headhunters.