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Diane Roblin
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Diane Roblin’s dynamic career has earned her a place among Canada’s most respected women in jazz. Known for her powerful compositions and expressive keyboard style, Diane’s performances blend technical agility with a deep commitment to the connective power of music. As a composer, pianist, electric keyboardist, improviser, and bandleader, Diane’s spirited, genre-crossing work has led to collaborations with artists ranging from avant-garde improviser Charles Gayle to the iconic rock band Rough Trade. Her new album, Breath of Fresh Air, released on Zsan Records in late 2024, continues this legacy. It showcases Roblin’s expansive musical voice, weaving jazz, funk, and impressionist harmony into compositions that are both adventurous and deeply moving. Leading her six-piece ensemble, Life Force, Diane explores high-energy soundscapes punctuated by intricate, emotionally resonant improvisations. Critics have praised her work:JAZZFM91 calls her compositions “fascinating,” while WholeNote writes, Roblin reminds us of her skill, not only as a pianist but as a new music composer." A classical pianist by training, Diane pursued a diverse music education at York University in Toronto, immersing herself in jazz improvisation, world music, and electronic composition with David Rosenboom. She has also studied with mridangam master Trichy Sankaran and participated in the Ornette Coleman/Karl Berger workshop in NYC, where she worked with luminaries like Lee Konitz, and in the Dutch Improv Academy with drummer Hans Bennink.
Ladyfinger
Album: Breath of Fresh Air
By Diane Roblin
Label: ZSAN Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 05:52
Ladyfinger
Album: Breath of Fresh Air
By Diane Roblin
Label: ZSAN Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 5:45
Trios, Voices And More
by Bob Osborne
A feast of new releases this time includes a selection of albums featuring emerging jazz vocalists. In addition trios make up a good part of the show demonstrating the versatility and impact of that formation of players. Also there is a variety of new music from exciting artists including two tracks from guitarist Doug MacDonald. Three ...
Breath of Fresh Air
By Diane Roblin
Label: ZSAN Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Ladyfinger, Breath of Fresh Air, Now, Drifting Into Dreamland, Renewed on Thanksgiving Day,
Cadenza (solo piano)
Yuletide Goodness Plus New Releases By Camille Thurman, Renee Rosnes, Mark Winkler And Lisa Hilton
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes holiday recordings from Maddye Trew, Romero Lubambo & Pamela Driggs, new releases from Lisa Hilton, Mark Winkler, Camille Thurman and Renee Rosnes, with birthday shoutouts to Sue Maskaleris, Jihye Lee, Camille Thurman, Cliff Beach, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they ...
Life Force
By Diane Roblin
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Track listing: Back On Track, Snowy Day, Suspend Yourself, Modal Moods, Feeling Good, Ballad in 3/4, Bela,
Snowy Day reprise duo
New releases and a special focus on albums from Diane Roblin and Chelsea McBride
by Bob Osborne
Another show packed with new music with a focus on new releases from Diane Roblin and Chelsea McBride. Diane Roblin's spirited debut release Reconnect made the jazz charts and received airplay around the globe. Now she offers a second album of high energy music from the heart entitled Life Force featuring an explosive six piece band. ...
Suspend Yourself
Album: Life Force
By Diane Roblin
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Duration: 5:32
