Jason Robinson (musician)

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

Jason Robinson
Born (1975-09-20) September 20, 1975
California, U.S.
GenresJazz, improvised music, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, teacher
Instrument(s)Saxophone
Years active1993–present
Websitejasonrobinson.com
EducationSonoma State University (BA)
University of California, San Diego (MA, PhD)

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

References
  1. Couture, François. "Jason Robinson". Allmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  2. "Jason Robinson • About". jasonrobinson.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. Robinson, Jason. "Jason Robinson | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. "Jason Robinson - Amherst College". studylib.net. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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