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Carol Robbins

Song for My Father in Late June - Celebrating Fathers Day and Summer Solstice

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 29, 2020

The Fathers Day/Summer Solstice/Juneteenth broadcast included new releases from drummer Gayelynn McKinney, vocalists Linda Lavin and Sue Anne Gershenzon, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Roy Ayers, with birthday shoutouts to Cy Coleman, Sammy Cahn, Jaimie Branch, Alicia Olatuja, Migiwa Miyajima, leader of the Miggy Augmented Orchestra, Lolly Allen and Jenny Scheinman. Thanks for listening and ...

Moon's Up, Night's Up - Taking the Town By Surprise

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 2, 2019

The annual celebratory broadcast for Joni Mitchell included an assortment of her songs by various jazz artists, plus new releases from Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Norah Jones, saxophonist T.K. Blue, singer/poet Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein), and vibraphone artist Lolly Allen; also more birthday shout outs to Chris Conner, Betty Bryant (going strong at ...

Popsicle Illusion and Sweet Summer Love

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 7, 2019

This midsummer broadcast Included new releases from vocalists Lori Williams, Barb Jungr and Lisa Rich, pianists George Cables, Hiroe Sekine, and a 10th anniversary reissue from bassist John Miller, with birthday shout outs to Jazz Masters Annie Ross and Joanne Brackeen, plus vocalists Lainie Cooke, Janis Siegel, Nnenna Freelon, Karrin Allyson and Carla Hassett, among others. ...

November New Releases and Revisiting Alice in Wonderland

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 24, 2018

Happy November! Time to bundle up, run a Marathon, vote and enjoy the last weeks of Fall. In this broadcast, there are birthday celebrations for Roger Kellaway, Clifford Brown and singer Ethel Waters, among others. Also exciting new releases from pianists Myra Melford, Larry McDonough and bassist Alexander Claffy. Playlist Carol Robbins “The ...

Taylor Street

By Carol Robbins

Label: Jazzcats
Released: 2016
Track listing: The Flight; Deep Canyon; Taylor Street; Full Circle; Trekker; Smooth Ride; The Chill; Grey River; The Local.

Carol Robbins: Taylor Street

by Roger Farbey
November 3, 2016

In the context of jazz, the harp is a rare instrument indeed and there are proportionately few players in the field. Two exponents of this rare art are Alice Coltrane and the British harpist David Snell whose library composition “International Flight" is a jazz harp classic. A third is Carol Robbins, whose album Taylor Street is ...

Cynthia Felton: Cynthia Felton Sings The Nancy Wilson Classics: Save Your Love For Me

by Dan Bilawsky
October 7, 2014

Dr. Cynthia Felton dots all the i's and crosses all the t's when putting together an album. She's a detail-oriented singer with enough smarts, business savvy, and musical skill to pull off whatever type of project she wants to pursue, be it a salute to a woefully under-appreciated figure like Oscar Brown Jr. or a tribute ...

Brandee Younger 4tet: Live At The Breeding Ground

by Dan Bilawsky
July 16, 2014

While a list of currently operating notables on nearly any given instrument could fill anywhere from a chapter to a book or two, a rundown of head-turning active jazz harpists might only fill out a very small portion of a leaflet. The most important among them--Latin jazz trailblazer Edmar Castaneda, refined role model Carol Robbins, and ...

Jazz Duets Featuring Carmen Lundy & Harpist Carol Robbins

February 13, 2013

Experience world-class jazz at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum during Black History Month! Jazz @ the Clayton presents Jazz Duets, an incredible series of four (4) unique jazz concerts. The series begins on Thursday, February 7, 2013 and ends on Feb. 28, 2013 with the final concert featuring celebrated Jazz composer and vocalist Carmen ...