Greg Robinson

GREG ROBINSON
Musician, Writer, Producer

GREG ROBINSON ENDORSES KING TROMBONES EXCLUSIVELY. CLEVELAND, OHIO-BORN MUSICIAN; NEW YORK CITY RESIDENT SINCE 1987. STUDIED TROMBONE WITH WILLIAM FAY IN OHIO, BENNY POWELL AND ALEX LODICO IN NYC. B.A. IN ENGLISH FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. EARLY EXPERIENCE PLAYING WITH DAVID 'BOSCO' DANFORD'S FLOPHOUSE ORCHESTRA AND GOPAL VARADHAN'S SKA BAND 'CITY BEAT,' LATE '80s. MENTORED BY JAZZ PERSONAGES DON SICKLER AND IRA GITLER, ROBINSON FORGED A DUAL CAREER AS A JAZZ CRITIC, WRITING FOR JAZZTIMES AND THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ. MEMBER OF SKA BANDS MEPHISKAPHELES (1991–2001) AND THE TOASTERS (2006– ). HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, FOLLOWING THE BREAKUP OF 'MEPH,' WHOSE ACTION-PACKED CAREER IS LEGEND IN SKA CIRCLES. PERFORMING AS A JOURNEYMAN WITH JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK AND REGGAE ARTISTS, ROBINSON DEVELOPED INTO A MASTER OF ALL THESE STYLES, AS WELL AS A SKILLED PRODUCER, HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL OVER MEPHISKAPHELES' LATER OUTPUT, AS WELL AS PRODUCING INSPECTER 7's MOD SKA CLASSIC, 'BANISHED TO BOGEYLAND.' HE CURRENTLY PERFORMS WITH THE TOASTERS, WITH MOVIE STAR DANNY AIELLO'S BAND, AND WITH VARIOUS OTHER GROUPS, RECENTLY RECORDING ON GUITAR WITH CLEVELAND PUNK ROCKERS, PRIESTS OF THE WILDERNESS. ANOTHER RECENT PROJECT SAW HIM CONTRIBUTING HORN ARRANGEMENTS TO POLL-WINNING NEW JERSEY REGGAE BAND, P-DUB ASSASSINS. ROBINSON CELEBRATES HIS 20TH YEAR IN BUSINESS IN 2009. GREG ALSO OFFERS THE FINEST, 24/7 FREELANCE PROOFREADING SERVICE FOR ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CLIENTS IN NYC.