Jason Robinson (musician)

Jason Robinson (born September 20, 1975) is an American jazz saxophonist, electronic musician, and composer.

Jason Robinson
Born (1975-09-20) September 20, 1975
California
GenresJazz, improvised music, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, teacher
InstrumentsSaxophone
Years active1993–present
Associated actsCosmologic, Cross Border Trio, Groundation, Trummerflora, Hans Fjellestad
Websitejasonrobinson.com

Biography

Robinson received degrees in Jazz Studies and Philosophy when in Sonoma County, California.[1] He was mentored by the bassist Mel Graves, who also recorded on From the Sun, Robinson's first album as a leader.[1] He was a member of the groups Cannonball and Groundation, and founded Circumvention Music.[1]

In 1998 Robinson moved to San Diego to begin graduate studies at the University of California, San Diego.[1] He studied under Anthony Davis.[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.[1] In 2002, Robinson's album Tandem, a series of duos, was released.[1] He has taught jazz theory at the University of California, San Diego,[1]

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

References
  1. Couture, François. "Jason Robinson". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
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