Pete Robbins | |
Landscape: | yes |
Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Birth Date: | 28 November 1978 |
Birth Place: | Queens, New York, U.S. |
Genre: | Jazz |
Occupation: | Musician |
Instrument: | Saxophone |
Pete Robbins (born November 28, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist[1] and composer living in Brooklyn.
He graduated from the New England Conservatory in 2002.[2]
He has performed or recorded with Vijay Iyer, John Hollenbeck, John Zorn, Craig Taborn, Mario Pavone, Tyshawn Sorey, Ben Monder,, Thomas Morgan, Melvin Sparks, and Kenny Wollesen, and has performed at festivals and clubs in the U.S. and throughout Europe.
For his compositional achievements, Chamber Music America awarded Robbins with their "New Works: Creation and Presentation" grant as well as their "New Works: Encore" award. Robbins was a guest panelist with the Brooklyn Arts Council and is the Dean at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.