Orphy Robinson
Orphy Robinson (born October 13, 1960 in London ) is a British jazz musician ( vibraphone , marimba , percussion , composition ). He draws eclecticism from a wide variety of sources, from jazz and classical to funk .
Live and act
Robinson performed with the Hackney and Islington Youth Band at the age of fourteen and began learning the vibraphone under the influence of Roy Ayers . He played in the funk band Savannah and approached jazz through Claude Deppa . In the mid-1980s, Courtney Pine brought him to his quartet and to the big band Jazz Warriors . He also performed with Andy Sheppard and founded his own band; In 1990 he received a contract from Blue Note Records for the band Annavas Project , which he led with Joe Bashorum and with whom he also performed at the Montreal Jazz Festivaloccurred. He also toured with Hugh Hopper and recorded with Working Week ( Fire on the Mountain , 1989). He later also worked for Jazz Jamaica ( Massive , 2003).
As a composer he worked for ballet ensembles such as Phoenix Dance as well as for Alexander Bălănescu . He also worked as a film composer . He also played with musicians such as Monday Michiru , Don Cherry , Robert Wyatt , Lester Bowie , Wynton Marsalis , Lol Coxhill , Butch Morris , Kate Havnevik , Nigel Kennedy or Neneh Cherry , in 2019 in a duo with Mark Mondesir . He is also a longstanding member of the London Improvisers Orchestra .
For his work in jazz education, he was nominated for Jazz Educator of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in 2009.
Discographic notes
- When Tomorrow Comes , (1991)
- The Vibes Describes , (1993)
- Louis Moholo An Open Letter to my Wife Mpumi (2008)
- Harry Beckett The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett (2008)
Lexical entry
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X .
Web links
- Blog page
- Orphy Robinson at Allmusic (English)
- Orphy Robinson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Kelman: Clear Frame. In: All About Jazz. Retrieved October 7, 2011 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robinson, Orphy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |