Reginald Robinson
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Reginald R. Robinson
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|19}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Piano
| years_active = 1992 – present
| label = Independent
| website = {{URL|www.reginaldrrobinson.com}}
}}
Reginald R. Robinson (born October 19, 1972) is an American jazz and ragtime pianist.Yanow, Scott. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p142064|pure_url=yes}} Reginald Robinson] at AllmusicContemporary Black Biography, Profiles from the international black community, Volume 53, Detroit: Thomson Gale (2006) (biography contains portrait) {{ISSN|1058-1316}} In 2004, he received a MacArthur Genius Grant.All Music Guide to Jazz. The experts' guide to the best jazz recordings. Second edition, edited by Michael Erlewine, San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books (1996)All Music Guide to Jazz. The definitive guide to jazz music, Fourth edition, edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, San Francisco: Backbeat Books (2002) {{OCLC|50477109}}
Biography
Robinson was raised in Chicago. A self-taught musician, Robinson's love for ragtime began in the 7th grade[https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/brand-new-rag/Content?oid=896603 "Brand New Rag: Reginald Robinson". Margasak, Peter. June 18, 1998. www.chicagoreader.com/] His mother purchased a piano and he spent the next three years submerged in the self study of music. In 1988 Robinson took lessons with Theodore Bargman at the American Conservatory of Music in downtown Chicago.Howard Reich; foreword by Ellis L. Marsalis, Jr., Let Freedom Swing: Collected Writings on Jazz, Blues, and Gospel, pg. 265, Northwestern University Press (2010) {{ISBN|9780810127050}}Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 30: September 2004 — August 2005, New York: H. W. Wilson Co. (2005) {{OCLC|54897719}} He also studied sight-reading and began to compose music in various styles including ragtime piano.
In 1992 he was introduced to pianist Jon Weber; who helped him make a professional demo of his compositions and arranged for his first public performance at The Green Mill.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-robinson-weber-review-ent-1205-20161203-column.html "Review: Reginald Robinson and Jon Weber celebrate the art of ragtime" Chicago Tribune. Reich, Howard. December 3, 2016.] In December 1993, Robinson was a guest on "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0l9_u9l-y4 "Reginald Robinson performs his "Sounds in Silhouette". "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland. December 1993.] In 2004 Robinson won the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "genius award".[https://www.npr.org/2004/09/28/4051423/a-chat-with-macarthur-genius-grant-winners "A Chat with MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners" All Things Considered NPR. September 28, 2004. Norris, Michelle. Siegel, Robert.]
Discography
- Man Out of Time (self-released, 2007){{cite web|title=Reginald R. Robinson {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/reginald-r-robinson-mn0000459709/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=30 September 2017}}
- Reflections (self-released, 2010)
- Euphonic Sounds (Delmark, 1998)
- Sounds in Silhouette (Delmark, 1994)
- The Strongman (Delmark, 1993)
References
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External links
- [https://www.wfmt.com/2020/07/03/reginald-r-robinson-piano-2/ WMFT Radio: "Reginald R. Robinson, piano [Encore Broadcast] July 3, 2020"]
- [https://syncopatedtimes.com/river-raisin-ragtime-review-music-of-reginald-r-robinson-live-in-concert/ "River Raisin Ragtime Review: Music of Reginald R. Robinson, Live in Concert" Scott Yanow. The Syncopated Times. December 1, 2017]
- [https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ott-jazz-scene-1215-story.html "Reginald Robinson celebrates a landmark recording" Chicago Tribune. Howard Reich. December 13, 2017]
- [https://www.macfound.org/fellows/745/news/ MacArthur Foundation. "Reginald R. Robinson News"]
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Category:African-American jazz musicians
Category:African-American jazz pianists
Category:Musicians from Chicago
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Jazz musicians from Illinois
Category:21st-century African-American musicians