Jazz Articles about Herb Robertson

Herb Robertson: Parallelisms; Celebrations; Live at Alchemia

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
September 8, 2007

Herb Robertson Parallelisms Ruby Flower Records 2007 Gratkowski / Robertson / Nabatov / Manderscheid Celebrations Leo Records 2007 Herb Robertson Trio Live at Alchemia Not Two Records 2007

Trumpeter Herb Robertson relentlessly pursues new avenues of self-expression and collective interplay, never content to ...

Herb Robertson and the Space Cadets: Sketches From the Other Side, for A.I.

by Rex Butters
October 10, 2006

Trumpet tornado Herb Robertson, a longtime mainstay on the New York Downtown and European improv scenes, has joined with Dr. Ana Isabel Ordonez to launch Ruby Flower Records. The first bloom from this particular garden features Robertson in a trio with reed great Frank Gratkowski and French phenom Julien Petit, known for his featured soloist status with many prestigious European Orchestras, as well as being a favorite of Stockhausen himself. Recording as “Herb Robertson and the Space Cadets, they alert ...

Herb Robertson NY Downtown Allstars: Elaboration

by Kurt Gottschalk
January 25, 2006

Dubbing a band the “NY Downtown Allstars" is certainly bold, but it would be hard to argue against this lineup: the band, led by under-recognized trumpeter Herb Robertson, features Tim Berne on saxophone, Mark Dresser on bass, Tom Rainey on drums, and relatively-new-kid-on-the-block Sylvie Courvoisier on piano. The group was brought together at the invitation of Vancouver Jazz Festival organizer Ken Pickering in 2004. Something must have clicked, because the musicians reconvened shortly after for a session that produced the ...

Herb Robertson and The Double Infinitives: Music For Long Attention Spans

by Glenn Astarita
September 1, 2001

No doubt Herb Robertson is one of the criminally under-recognized trumpeters in modern jazz and free improvisation as his highly praised work with alto saxophonist Tim Berne and recordings for the much beloved “JMT” jazz label will attest to his musical individuality. However, Robertson has since charted fertile terrain with some of Europe’s finest, although this new release was recorded in New Jersey, June 11, 2000.

Here, the trumpeter steers a group of like minded musicians for a series of ...

Herb Robertson & Phil Haynes: Ritual

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 2001

Trumpeter Herb Robertson has demonstrated his facility in (albeit unconventional) melodic settings. But he also has great potential for the “other" kind of improvised music. Ritual, a striking example of the latter, was performed on Leap Day, 2000. Recorded live to two-track in a darkened room lit only by candles (spooky!), he offers a tour of his truly vast sonic universe. With accompaniment by drummer Phil Haynes, Robertson explores some seriously extraterrestrial sounds.

By means only imaginable to this listener, ...