Jason Robinson (musician)
Jason Robinson | |
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| Born | September 20, 1975 California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, improvised music, avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | jasonrobinson |
| Education | Sonoma State University (BA) University of California, San Diego (MA, PhD) |
Jason Robinson (born September 20, 1975) is an American jazz saxophonist and academic.
Early life and education
Born in Northern California, Robinson was raised in the Sierra Nevada region. He attended the University of Southern California for one year before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in jazz studies and philosophy from Sonoma State University.[1] Robinson later earned a Master of Arts and PhD in music from the University of California, San Diego.[2][3]
Career
Robinson was mentored by the bassist Mel Graves, who also recorded on From the Sun, Robinson's first album as a leader. He was a member of the groups Cannonball and Groundation, and founded Circumvention Music.[1]
In San Diego, he worked extensively with a trio that featured bassist Rob Thorsen and drummer Brett Sanders.[1]
Robinson has developed long-term collaborative groups, including Cosmologic and Trummerflora. In 2002, Robinson's album Tandem, a series of duos, was released.[1] He has music at Amherst College; the University of California, San Diego; the University of California, Irvine; Southwestern College; Cuyamaca College; and San Diego City College.[4]
Discography
As leader
- From the Sun (Circumvention, 1998)
- No Stars Please with Trummerflora (Accretions, 2001)
- Tandem (Accretions, 2002)
- Fingerprint (Circumvention, 2007)
- Eyes in the Back of My Head with Cosmologic (Cuneiform, 2008)
- Cerberus Rising (Circumvention, 2009)
- The Two Faces of Janus (Cuneiform, 2010)
- Cerulean Landscape with Anthony Davis (Clean Feed, 2010)
- Cerberus Reigning (Accretions, 2010)
- Tiresian Symmetry with JD Parran, Marcus Rojas, Liberty Ellman (Cuneiform, 2012)
- Resonant Geographies (pfMENTUM, 2018)
As sideman
With Groundation
- Each One Teach One (Young Tree, 2001)
- Hebron Gate (Young Tree, 2002)
- Dub Wars (Young Tree, 2005)
- Upon the Bridge (Young Tree, 2006)
- Here I Am (Naive, 2009)
- A Miracle (Soulbeats, 2014)
With others
- B-Side Players, Radio Afro-Mexica (Global Noize, 2009)
- Anthony Davis, Tania (Koch, 2001)
- Marty Ehrlich, A Trumpet in the Morning (New World, 2013)
- Hans Fjellestad, Dual Resonance (Circumvention, 2003)
References
- ^ a b c d Couture, François. "Jason Robinson". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ "Jason Robinson • About". jasonrobinson.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Jason. "Jason Robinson | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jason Robinson - Amherst College". studylib.net. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
External links
- Jason Robinson official website
- "Amherst College visiting professor Jason Robinson offers a multi-site, real-time collaborative concert", Valley Advocate, April 2, 2009
| International | |
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| National | |
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- American jazz tenor saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Free jazz saxophonists
- American jazz composers
- American male jazz composers
- Free jazz composers
- American electronic musicians
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Avant-garde jazz composers
- Avant-garde jazz saxophonists
- 21st-century American saxophonists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- Sonoma State University alumni
- University of California, San Diego alumni
- University of California, San Diego faculty
- University of California, Irvine faculty
- Amherst College faculty