He has performed with Ray Mantilla, Ron Naspo, Andrew Cyrille and Joe Morello.
McHugh has performed at The Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ, the Newark Museum, the New York Public Library and Lincoln Center.
In 1985, Bob's recording of his original composition "Uptown" was added to the BBC's playlist.
He was a featured performer in the documentary "The Art Of Worship" filmed at Riverside Church in New York City.
He recently retired from teaching music in the New Jersey public school system where he received the role model of the year in 2012 and was then director of the West Essex Youth Jazz Band and now working as a musician and in 2017 received The Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.