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Jason Robinson - Resonant Geographies (1 March 2018/pfMENTUM)An album length, seven-movement suite exploring resonances between places, communities, and memory. Highly anticipated third release featuring an 11-piece expanded version of Jason Robinson's Janus Ensemble. Digital, CD, and vinyl formats, including special packages and items. Listening examples: Facing West (excerpt), Dreaming Full album info | purchase CD | purchase double vinyl LP | iTunes | Amazon Music | Spotify
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Jason Robinson - Tiresian Symmetry (25 September 2012/Cuneiform)A ubiquitous and often pivotal figure in the stories and myths of ancient Greece, the blind prophet Tiresias was blessed and cursed by the gods, experiencing life as both a man and a woman while living for hundreds of years. Inspired by this mythology, Tiresian Symmetry is a polydirectional exploraton of narrativity in creative music and features a 9-piece expanded version of Robinson's Janus Ensemble that is inspired by the music of Henry Threadgill. Listening examples: Elbow Grease, additional bonus tracks Full album info | purchase album | purchase digital download Reviews:
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Jason Robinson - The Two Faces of Janus (5 October 2010/Cuneiform)One face looking at the past, one face looking towards the future, Robinson's "Janus" project features a stellar cast of his most recent New York-based collaborators, all of who are distinguished figures in jazz and improvised music. The music is angular, expressive, emotional, and virtuosic and seamlessly moves from hard hitting grooves to beautiful abstract sound worlds. Listening examples: Return to Pacasmayo, The Elders Full album info | purchase album | purchase digital download Reviews:
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Jason Robinson - Cerberus Reigning (5 October 2010/Accretions)The second in a trilogy of conceptual solo saxophone releases, Cerberus Reigning captures Robinson's exciting work in realtime electroacoustic music. A richly evocative collection of pieces that tell a story about an other-worldly three-belled saxophone of sorts, the recording is an aural feast for adventurous listeners. Listening examples: Broken Seals, Syrynx at the Edge of Nightfall Full album info | purchase album| purchase digital download Reviews:
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Jason Robinson - Cerberus Rising (2009/Circumvention)Stark, moody, and deeply conceptual solo tenor saxophone release. The first in a trilogy of solo releases. Listening examples: Cerberus, Nonaah Variation, Palimpsest (for Kid) Full album info | purchase album | purchase tracks Reviews:
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Jason Robinson - Fingerprint (2008/Circumvention)All original material centered on a quartet and featuring pianist Anthony Davis on two large ensemble tracks. Listening examples (excerpts): The Wiggle Room, Silence Becomes a Roar (featuring Anthony Davis) Full album info | purchase album | purchase tracks Reviews:
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Jason Robinson - Tandem (2002/Accretions)A conceptual "duo" album of improvisations and compositions featuring a diverse cast of music makers. Selected as a "critic's pick" for 2002 in JazzTimes Magazine. Jason Robinson (tenor and alto sax, flute, clarinet, electronic), Anthony Davis (piano), Peter Kowald (bass), George Lewis (trombone), Michael Dessen (trombone), Hans Fjellestad (analogue synthesizers), Nathan Hubbard (percussion), Stephanie Johnson (electronics), Marcello Radulovich (electronics) Listening examples (full tracks): Hogs and Swine (with George Lewis), SOS (Same Old Station) (with Marcello Radulovich), Birdrock Dub (with Michael Dessen) Full album info | purchase album | purchase digital download Reviews:
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Jason Robinson - From the Sun (1998/Circumvention)Robinson's debut album - all original compositions in a modern post-bop style. Features an array of well-known Bay Area jazz musicians. Jason Robinson (tenor sax), Chuck MacKinnon (trumpet), Adam Theis (trombone), Randy Vincent (guitar), Jason Sherbundy (piano), Mel Graves (bass), Elliot Kavee (drums) Listening examples (excerpts): Shorter Then Miles, Flight From the Sun (coming soon), Thought (coming soon) Full album info | purchase album | purchase tracks Reviews: "Robinson’s CD [From the Sun] is a tour de force of composition and musicianship – a true compliment to the form." |
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Jason Robinson and Anthony Davis - Cerulean Landscape (6 September 2010/Clean Feed)With Duke Ellington,
Billy Strayhorn, and the post-60s jazz avant-garde as central
reference points, Robinson and Davis bring together their
formidable experience in many different music worlds, spilling
over the traditional boundaries of the horn/piano duo. One
moment minimalist, another orchestral, another beautifully
melodic – Cerulean Landscape invites listeners into a sound world of
deep blues, a place of surreal horizons, intense emotions, and
hypnotic melodies. Listening examples: Cerulean Seas and Viridian Skies, Shimmer Full album info | purchase album | purchase digital download Reviews:
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Cosmologic - Eyes in the Back of My Head (2008/Cuneiform)The group's 4th album of all original material and their debut on the diverse Cuneiform label. Jason Robinson (tenor sax), Michael Dessen (trombone), Nathan Hubbard (percussion), Scott Walton (bass) Listening examples (excerpts): The Rumpus Full album info | purchase album Reviews:
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Cross Border Trio - New Directions (2007/Circumvention)Arresting debut album by the transnational jazz group. Features original compositions developed over years of playing in the Mexico / USA transborder region. Jason Robinson (tenor sax and flute), Rob Thorsen (bass), Paquito Villa (drums) Listening examples (excerpts): 17th and Capp, Hell in Hat Yai Full album info | purchase album Reviews:
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Cosmologic - III (2005/Circumvention)The quartet's third reease presents kaleidoscopic sound worlds and eloquently draws upon different but related traditions of improvised music. Jason Robinson (tenor sax), Michael Dessen (trombone), Nathan Hubbard (percussion), Scott Walton (bass) Listening examples (excerpts): X Marks the Spot (Hubbard), Indianhead Canyon (Hubbard) Full album info | purchase album | purchase tracks Reviews:
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Hans Fjellestad/Peter Kowald/Dana Reason/Jason Robinson - Dual Resonance (2003/Circumvention)A "living" tribute of sorts that features the influential late German bassist Peter Kowald in a variety of groupings. Jason Robinson (tenor sax, flute, electronics), Dana Reason (piano), Hans Fjellestad (analogue syntheziser and piano), Peter Kowald (bass) Listening examples (excerpts): ...coming soon... Full album info | purchase album Reviews:
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Cosmologic - Syntaxis (2002/Circumvention)Sophmore release by the critically-acclaimed avant-jazz quartet. All original compositions. Jason Robinson (tenor sax, flute, electronics), Michael Dessen (trombone, percussion), Nathan Hubbard (percussion), Scott Walton (bass) Listening examples (excerpts): Restless Years (Dessen), A Secret No One Knows II (Hubbard), Axis (Robinson) Full album info | purchase album | purchase tracks Reviews:
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Cosmologic - Staring at the Sun (2000/Circumvention)Debut album by the (then) San Diego-based quartet. Jason Robinson (tenor sax), Michael Dessen (trombone), Scott Walton (bass), Nathan Hubbard (percussion) Listening examples (excerpts): Mountains and Waters (Dessen), Hell in Hat Yai (Robinson), Shrouded Over With Fog (Hubbard) Full album info | purchase album | purchase tracks Reviews:
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as sideperson / compilations (partial listing)
Groundation - A Miracle (2015/Youngtree)
Marty Ehrlich Large Ensemble - A Trumpet in the Morning (2013/New World Records)
Groundation - Building an Ark (2012/VP Records)
Various - Accretions 25 (2010/Accretions)
Groundation - Here I Am (2009/Youngtree)
B*Side Players - Radio*Afro*Mexica (2009/global noize)
Elijah Emanuel - Tres Sangres (2008/independent)
Toots and the Maytals - Light Your Light (2007/Fantasy)
Groundation - Upon the Bridge (2006/Youngtree)
Trummerflora Collective - Rubble 2 2006 (2006/Accretions/Circumvention)
Nathan Hubbard - (compositions 1998-2005) (2006/Circumvention)
sound check one: music from uc san diego (2006)
David Borgo - Reverence for Uncertainty (2004/Circumvention)
Elijah Emanuel and the Revelations - Persistence of Vision (2004)
Solrak and the New Aztec Empire - La Vida es La Muerte (2004/West Up Records)
Trummerflora Collective Rubble 1 (2004/Accretions/Circumvention)
Nathan Hubbard - Skeleton Key Orchestra (2003/Circumvention)
Groundation (with Don Carlos & The Congos) - Dragon War LP (2003/Youngtree)
Frontier Life: Banda Sonora (2002/Accretions)
Groundation (with Don Carlos & The Congos) - Hebron Gate (2002/Youngtree)
Marcelo Radulovich - Hello (2002/Accretions)
Marcos Fernandes - Hybrid Vigor (2002/Accretions)
UCSD Department of Music - Compilation CD 1996-2000 (2002)
Off the Road: Peter Kowald Touring the U.S. in 2000 (a documentary film by Laurence Petit-Jouvet) (2001)
Anthony Davis - Tania (2001/Koch International)
Cannonball - Hiphopulation (2001)
Trummerflora - No Stars Please (2001/Accretions)
Groundation (with Ras Michael and Marcia Higgs) - Each One Teach One (2001/Youngtree)
Hans Fjellestad - Red Sauce Baby (2000/Accretions)
Groundation - Youngtree (2000/Youngtree)
Cannonball - Funky Soul Music (1998/Flying Harold)
Amos Robinson - Wizard of Henge (1995/Omniphonic)
Jazz at USC (1994)
Amos Robinson - Mental Floss (1994/Omniphonic)
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