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Pete Robbins / About This Artist

Artist Details and Stats:

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Label: Fresh Sound, Playscape

Management: self

Website: www.peterobbins.com

Genre: Jazz

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Biography:

Pete Robbins (age 31) moved to New York in September, 2002, and immediately became “a welcome presence on the creative music scene.” He has since performed or recorded with John Zorn, Mark Dresser, Craig Taborn, Ben Monder, Mario Pavone, and Kenny Wollesen, and has performed at festivals and clubs in the US, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Robbins’ studio releases “Waits and Measures” (Playscape) and “Do The Hate Laugh Shimmy” (Fresh Sound/New Talent) were both named as top-10 jazz releases in 2006 and 2008, respectively; his fourth album as a bandleader, "siLENT Z - live", is scheduled for release in May, 2010 on Robbins’ own Hate Laugh Music label.

Press:

"This guy rules. ... He's already amassed a ballpark-sized fan base....There's no telling where he'll go....This alto saxophonist kicks ass atmospherically."
Dan King - The Village Voice

"Unquestionably...one of the most creative musicians of the present time."
Barceloca.com

"Pete can become a force. A real force. He's confident enough not to do what others might tell him.
Paul Bley - liner notes to "Centric"

"Mr. Robbins, an industrious and venturesome alto saxophonist and clarinetist, leads...an ambitious ensemble that combines spacious avant-gardism with the melodic punch of rock."
Nate Chinen - New York Times

"...a welcome presence on the creative music scene. ... Robbins displays a keen imagination and a rousing command of his horn....Highly developed harmony, complex meter and searing improv...fiercely creative..."
David Adler - Time Out New York

"...the vision and individuality of Pete Robbins...continues to show that jazz is alive and well in the new millenium."
Mark F. Turner - All About Jazz - New York

"No doubt, Robbins’ third solo outing looms as a logical progression of his spiraling notoriety within global jazz circles....Robbins should win over a horde of admirers with this outing....Simply stated, Robbins is a style master who sets himself apart from many of his peers."
Glen Astarita - AllAboutJazz.com

"Original and innovative. ... Robbins is a powerhouse of a talent. ... [His] original compositions reflect a highly creative mind at work."
Lee Prosser - JazzReview.com