Pete Robbins (born November 28, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer living in Brooklyn. He graduated from the

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in 2002. He has performed or recorded with Vijay Iyer, John Hollenbeck,

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, Craig Taborn,

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, Tyshawn Sorey,

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, :de:Dan Weiss, 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

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Discography

* ''Centric'' (Telepathy, 2001) * ''Waits & Measures'' (Playscape, 2006) * ''Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy'' ( Fresh Sound, 2008) * ''Live in Basel'' (Hate Laugh, 2011) * ''Pyramid'' (Hate Laugh, 2014)

References

External links

Official website

''Boston Phoenix'' review of ''Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy''

''Boston Globe'' article
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