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Jason Robinson: Harmonic Constituent
by Mark Corroto
If you've ever visited Mendocino County you would have a head start to appreciate saxophonist Jason Robinson's Harmonic Constituent. His week-long retreat to this magnificent Northern California coast inspired this ambitious and diverse recording. Robinson, a musical omnivore previously recorded with the quartet Cosmologic, his Henry Threadgill inspired Janus Ensemble, in duos with Anthony Davis and Eric Hofbauer, and in electro-acoustic settings, to name just a few of his diverse interests. Robinson's quartet here includes pianist Joshua White ...
Continue ReadingJason Robinson: Tiresian Symmetry
by Glenn Astarita
Immersed in the myths of ancient Greece, multi-reedman Jason Robinson underscores this major work based on the prophet Tiresias, who lived as both a man and woman. Nonetheless, Robinson has proven that change and risk-taking via the power of his pen and acute technical skills have become a de facto standard. From a jazz standpoint, he employs an impressive support structure to carry out his strategy. Robinson's nonet is postured to mimic the finesse of a big band or blow ...
Continue ReadingJason Robinson: Tiresian Simmetry
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il nonetto colto all'opera in questo CD sotto la direzione del trentasettenne sassofonista e compositore (tutti suoi i temi) californiano Jason Robinson possiede indiscutibilmente il tiro della big band (anche se si avverte l'assenza di ottoni acuti), ma al tempo stesso, vista la presenza di doppia tuba (quando Lowe ripone il trombone basso), doppia percussione e chitarra, non manca di riportare alla mente gruppi attivi un po' di anni or sono quali il Very Very Circus threadgilliano o certi ensemble ...
Continue ReadingJason Robinson: Tiresian Symmetry
by Eyal Hareuveni
Composer and reed player Jason Robinson tends to weave his musical projects with multiple and overlapping narrative layers, and Tiresian Symmetry is no different. It is more ambitious than his previous large ensemble project, The Two Faces of Janus (Cuneiform, 2010), but still draws inspiration from Greek mythology. This time he was inspired by the mythical story of ancient soothsayer Tiresias, who lived seven lifetimes and, after a fateful series of encounters with copulating snakes, switched genders and then back ...
Continue ReadingJason Robinson: The Two Faces of Janus
by AAJ Italy Staff
Periodicamente si ripresenta l'occasione di ribadire come certe esperienze attuali di musica improvvisata, soprattutto americane, dimostrino una diretta derivazione da espressioni che si sono imposte con una precisa identità nel corso degli anni Ottanta. Penso in particolare alle ricerche giovanili di Tim Berne e Steve Coleman, che a loro volta avevano alle spalle altri maestri e modelli, da Dolphy a Hemphill, dalla AACM di Chicago al BAG di St. Louis, ed ovviamente i capisaldi inamovibili di Ornette e Trane. Quella ...
Continue ReadingJason Robinson Janus Ensemble: San Diego, CA, June 2, 2011
by Robert Bush
Jason Robinson Janus EnsembleDizzy'sSan Diego, CA June 2, 2011 Saxophonist/composer Jason Robinson--whose dual release of The Two Faces Of Janus (Cuneiform, 2010), and Cerulean Landscape (Clean Feed, 2010), put him on the map of wider recognition--finally made his impending departure from San Diego official with this farewell concert, held at Dizzy's. Robinson has spent the better part of 13 years in San Diego since arriving in 1998 to study with renowned ...
Continue ReadingJason Robinson: The Two Faces of Janus
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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