- Scott Robinson (jazz musician)
Scott Robinson (born
April 27 ,1959 inNew Jersey ) is an Americanjazz musician. Robinson is best known for his work with various styles ofsaxophone , but has also performed with theclarinet ,flute , andsarrusophone , along with other, more obscure instruments.Musical career
The son of a
piano teacher and an editor for the magazineNational Geographic Torreano, Bradley. " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jcx1z83ajyv3~T1 Scott Robinson > Biography] ",Allmusic , accessedFebruary 26 ,2007 .] , Robinson graduated from theBerklee College of Music in 1981. The next year, he joined the college's staff, becoming the youngest instructor in the institution's history.Levine, Bill. " [http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Arts/Our_Critics_Picks/2005/10/06/Our_Critics_Picks/index.shtml Our Critics Picks] ", theNashville Scene , publishedOctober 6 ,2005 , accessedFebruary 26 ,2007 .]Robinson has appeared on more than 150 professional recordings, including seven under his own name,Small, Mark. " [http://www.berklee.edu/bt/153/alum_profile1.html Scott Robinson '81: Unusual Voices] , Berklee Today, accessed
February 26 ,2007 .] with musicians such asLionel Hampton ,Anthony Braxton ,John Scofield ,Joe Lovano ,Ella Fitzgerald ,Paquito D'Rivera , Sting,Elton John ,Buck Clayton , and theNew York City Opera . Two of these recordings won aGrammy Award .. He has also received four fellowships from theNational Endowment for the Arts .In 2000, the U.S. State Department named Robinson a "Jazz Ambassador" for the year 2001, funding a tour of
West Africa in which Robinson played the early works ofLouis Armstrong . Material from these appearances was subsequently released on the album "Jazz Ambassador: Scott Robinson Plays the Compositions of Louis Armstrong" byArbors Records .Throughout his career, Robinson has worked to keep unusual and obscure instruments in the public view. For example, he has recorded an album featuring the
C-melody saxophone and performs with theophicleide . He also owns and records with acontrabass saxophone , so rare that fewer than twenty in playable condition are known to exist.Robinson is a resident of
Teaneck, New Jersey . [ [http://www.berklee.edu/bt/151/alumnotes.html Alumnotes] ,Berklee College of Music , Vol. 15, Issue 1. AccessedJanuary 3 ,2008 . " Saxophonist Scott Robinson of Teaneck, NJ, played on the Mingus Big Band's Tonight at Noon . . . Three or Four Shades of Love CD, which was nominated for a Grammy."] He is married to Sharon Robinson.elect discography
As
bandleader
*"Jazz Ambassador: Scott Robinson Plays the Compositions ofLouis Armstrong " (Arbors Records )With
Randy Sandke
*"The Music ofBob Haggart Featuring His Porgy and Bess Arrangements" (Arbors Records )"'With John Sheridan
*"John Sheridan's Dream Band: Easy As It Gets, Featuring Rebecca
*"John Sheridan & His Dream Band: Swing is Still the King" (Arbors Records )References
External links
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~smoulden/scott/scott.html Robinson's homepage] .
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jcx1z83ajyv3~T1 Robinson's biography] atAllmusic .
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