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Doug Robinson
Since moving to central Mexico in 2004, almost all of my performing has been down here—jazz festivals, concerts and one glorious production called A Forest Of Americas that combined jazz, classical and pre-Hispanic instruments.
Now I've decided to play a bit in my old stomping grounds of San Diego, with a concert at Dizzy's in Pacific Beach on Thursday January 30th, where I'll be joined by bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Duncan Moore. Come on by!
Awards
Hah! Back in my childhood: Best High School Jazz Drummer 1971, '72, '73 (Southwest College Festival; Orange County Festival); BMI Awards to Student Composers
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Take Five With Doug Robinson
by Doug Robinson
Meet Doug Robinson: Born in San Diego, multi-instrumentalist and composer Doug Robinson started playing drums in the Crawford High jazz ensemble in the '70s. Robinson studied with Frank Rehak and has recorded with notable artists like Mike Stern, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, and many more. Instrument(s): Piano, organ, bass, drums, guitar, and vibes Teachers and/or influences? Dennis Foster, Frank Rehak, Al Bauman, and Jim Pappageorge from my high school days! I ...
read moreDoug Robinson: Plays Well With Others
by AAJ Staff
Jazz seems to avoid technology as other musics embrace it. While overdubs and electronics have been a rock staple for decades, they come to jazz slowly, and often criticized when they do appear. Doug Robinson uses these tools well, and has done so a long time. It has enabled him to make some recordings virtually alone, which doubtless bothers some purists. “But isn’t jazz about interplay?” Indeed it is, and Robinson knows that. On this album he works with three ...
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