Jason Robinson (musician)

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Jason Robinson
Born (1975-09-20) September 20, 1975 (age 48)
California, U.S.
Genres Jazz, improvised music, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, teacher
Instrument(s)Saxophone
Years active1993–present
Website jasonrobinson.com
Education Sonoma State University (BA)
University of California, San Diego (Master of Arts, PhD)

Jason Robinson (born September 20, 1975) is an American composer, saxophonist, flutist, scholar, and educator. His music is rooted in the jazz tradition but draws on wide ranging influences and approaches.

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Early life and education

Robinson was raised in Folsom, California, where his interest in music began while playing under the direction of Jon Maloney at Folsom Middle School. At Folsom High School, he studied under celebrated music educator Curtis Gaesser, a saxophonist who encouraged Robinson's interest in jazz. While in high school, Robinson began attending concerts and jam sessions in Sacramento's then thriving jazz scene and studied with saxophonist and flutist Jeff Alkire. He subsequently attended University of Southern California and Sonoma State University; from the latter he received a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies and Philosophy, was mentored by bassist and composer Mel Graves and studied Philosophy under Gillian Parker. Robinson later earned a Master of Arts and PhD in Music from the University of California, San Diego, where he was mentored by George E. Lewis and Anthony Davis (composer).

Career

Robinson began playing gigs in the Sacramento, California area while attending Folsom High School. His first album as a leader, From the Sun, was released in 1998 and features mentor and bassist Mel Graves, along with a number of other close associates from Robinson's years living in Sonoma County, California and playing in the music scenes of the San Francisco Bay Area. He was a member of the groups Cannonball (an early group of the Bay Area's Jazz Mafia music collective) and Groundation, and founded the record label 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 is professor of music at Amherst College, and previously taught at the University of California, San Diego, the University of California, Irvine, Southwestern College, Cuyamaca College, and San Diego City College. [2]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Groundation

With others

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Couture, François. "Jason Robinson". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jason Robinson - Amherst College". studylib.net. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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