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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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by Glenn Astarita
In Roman mythology, Janus signified the god of entryways and beginnings, amid two heads that looked to the past and future. On The Two Faces of Janus, however, saxophonist Jason Robinson revealsa multi-contextual and many-sided stance, while maximizing the talents of his estimable support system. Robinson soars to a zenith during his alliances with reed man Marty Ehrlich and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa on select works. But with the core ensemble, Robinson scores a highly literate set of ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Sia benedetto Cerulean Landscape! Da troppo tempo Anthony Davis marcava visita. Non che il nostro fosse finito in naftalina: tra opere, sinfonie, cattedre e concerti [vedasi quello del 2009 a Botticino], il baffuto pianista si è dato un gran da fare negli ultimi anni. E però era da un bel pezzo [se i calcoli sono esatti, addirittura dal 1990, ovvero dai due volumi di Trio] che non capitava di vedere il suo nome sulla copertina di un disco, al di ...
read moreJason Robinson: Cerberus Reigning
by Mark F. Turner
Legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius' classic “3 Views of a Secret" could adequately describe saxophonist Jason Robinson's three incredibly distinct recordings. Concurrent 2010 releases include The Two Faces of Janus (Cuneiform), with a tremendous ensemble featuring Drew Gress, Liberty Ellman, George Schuller, Marty Ehrlich and Rudresh Mahanthappa; and the more intimate, but equally daring duo collaboration, Cerulean Landscape (Clean Feed), with pianist Anthony Davis. The final piece to the trifecta, Cerberus Reigning , is an electro-acoustic solo project, with Robinson's saxophones ...
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by Troy Collins
"If Ellington were to collaborate with science fiction author Samuel R. Delany, one might encounter a cerulean landscape." This evocative quote from the liner notes to Cerulean Landscape, multi-reedist Jason Robinson's long-awaited duo album with legendary pianist Anthony Davis, paints a vivid picture of their mutual admiration for the work of Duke Ellington and his colorful interpretations of the blues--in all its forms.Robinson has been performing live with Davis (his former professor) since 1998, subsequently recording their first ...
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by Troy Collins
Currently serving as Assistant Professor of Music at Amherst College in Massachusetts, multi-reedist Jason Robinson originally obtained his Ph.D. in music from the University of California. A promising new arrival to the East Coast scene, Robinson's academic background imbues his episodic writing with an organically cohesive sensibility, while his years spent co-leading the longstanding bicoastal ensembles Cosmologic and the Cross Border Trio lend his focused improvisations a warm, economical lyricism.The Two Faces of Janus, Robinson's Cuneiform Records debut ...
read moreJason Robinson: The New Western
by Gordon Marshall
Saxophonist Jason Robinson is alert and ready to work his place in the scheme of things, from jazz itself to music at large, to the existential particulars of philosophy. A supple technician with a penchant for abstract thought, he splices together different strains of theory and logic with combinatory takes on period, school and style. A deeply ingrained reverence and sense for jazz history comes out in his carefully calibrated, often composed body of multivalent, multicolored music. Equally informed by ...
read moreJason Robinson: Cerberus Rising
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il californiano Jason Robinson, membro del quartetto Cosmologic e collaboratore di musicisti dell'area creativa quali Anthony Davis, George Lewis, Eugene Chadbourne, Roger Turner e tanti altri, incide dal 1998 soprattutto per la sua etichetta, la Circumvention Music. Al suo quarto CD da leader ha deciso di segnare una tappa impegnativa nella sua ricerca personale, producendo un lavoro solitario, interamente acustico, per sax tenore: impresa coraggiosa, ma inevitabilmente rischiosa. In Cerberus Rising, primo di una prevista trilogia, egli intende proseguire sulle ...
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