Britt Robson has written about jazz for Jazz Times, downbeat, the Washington Post and many other publications over the past 30 years. He currently writes regular jazz features for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and does the jazz picks and a weekly jazz review for eMusic. His Holy Trinity of Jazz includes Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife Robbie, his son Mingus and his English bulldog Elroy.
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Abetted by producer Matt Pierson (who has worked extensively with Brad Me… more »
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This enjoyably comfortable disc more specifically celebrates John Coltran… more »
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I can't think of a vocalist better equipped to tackle the literary art-fo… more »
All original compositions, embraced by an equal-sided trio of piquant sty… more »
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Pianist Robert Glasper has jazz chops sophisticated enough to satiate die… more »
Jim Black says his new trio purposefully goes in "the opposite direction … more »
The longer you look at the nearly 50-year career of drummer, composer and… more »
Woody's Delight again demonstrates that trombonist Steve Turre often comp… more »
Vocalist Blossom Dearie was an American original who amassed a distinctiv… more »
Sound Travels is many things: It's a celebration of Jack DeJohnette turni… more »
This expansive, 19-song recording is a genuine event for many reasons. Fo… more »
All three of the musicians assembled here have impeccable free-jazz crede… more »
Pianist Dred Scott uses an irreverent veneer to disguise old-fashioned ja… more »
Gonzalo Rubalcaba continues to luxuriate in the freedom, provided by his … more »
Jones has stated that Big Gurl is about his intellectual quickening in co… more »
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