Jeff Robinson - Sax
St. Louis Missouri native, composer, radio disc jockey, actor, director, playwright and poet, Jeff started the band in 1995 as a bridge between music and theatre. Jeff is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he studied with saxophonists Bill Pierce and George Garzone. He’s studied theatre with Oleg Tabakov, Artistic Director of the legendary Moscow Art Theatre Company and Shakespeare scholar Kristin Linklater. Jeff’s one man show about jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker entitled “Live Bird” has appeared on off-Broadway and Charlie Parker’s home town of Kansas City Missouri. Jeff has been nominated for several Independent Reviewers of New England Awards (IRNE) for his work as an actor and director. His radio show “Poetry Jam” is aired on WMBR 88.1 FM in Cambridge and is streamed live via the internet
Jerome Deupree - Drums
Started playing at age 6. Self taught. His influences include British invasion, Blues and Jazz. World Music, and more. Playing professionally at 14. After finishing high school in 1975, he’s lived in Indiana and California before moving to Boston in 1981. he currently freelancing with a number of groups and singers. He’s worked in a wide range of musical styles…. Folk, Free jazz, Big Band, Rock, Pop, Country Western, Rockabilly and he’s even marched with a Fife and Drum corps. Jerome has performed with Either Orchestra, John Mellencamp, Patti Griffin and was the original drummer for Morphine.
Blake Newman - Bass
A New York native and graduate of Berklee College of Music, began playing double bass at the age of twelve and electric bass three years later. After years of classical training, he decided to move to Boston to study jazz. Throughout his career, Blake has striven for diverse musical experiences. He spent six years performing and recording with West African Mbalax band, Ibrahima Camara and Safal, culminating in a tour of Senegal in 1997. Blake has appeared in several productions at the American Repertory Theatre. He has recorded and toured with composer, clarinet player Evan Ziporyn and blues keyboardist Bruce Katz. He has written music for plays, dance companies and is also a very in demand private teacher. Blake is also a martial arts expert.
Every Sunday with a poetry slam starting at 7:30pm and a featured poet and open mic accompanined by the Jeff Robinson Trio starting at 9:00pm there's a $5 cover and you must be 21 years of age to enter the venue.
Sultry red lights, intimate tables, and wooden church pews makes this quaint room one of the best spots in town. Perform on the open mic at The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam and you could be on i-Tunes!
"The Jeff Robinson Trio is one of the most innovative and revolutionary bands of today that mixes the old with a new kind of flavor." Abiodun Oyewole, The Last Poets
"The trio was a surprise hit of the Boston Music Awards. And it's the glue at the Lizard on Sunday, weaving sinuous riffs that meld uncannily with the rhythm of the poetry." Steve Morse, The Boston Globe
Twelfth Anniversary
THE JEFF ROBINSON TRIO CELEBRATE 12 YEARS AT THE LIZARD LOUNGE ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Performing Live at the Lizard Lounge with some of Boston’s best Local Poets and Musicians.
The Jeff Robinson Trio (Jeff Robinson - Sax, Jerome Deupree - Drums and Blake Newman - Acoustic Bass) and an all-star band of guest musicians will assembled at the Lizard Lounge on February 15th 2009 and "Jam" with some of Boston’s best poetic talent to celebrate twelve years of poetry and jazz at the weekly poetry jams at the Lizard Lounge.
The Poets:
Regie Gibson, Iyeoka Okoawo, Christopher Johnson, Cole, Anaiis “Tai, Harlym 1 two 5, Marlon Carey, Douglas Bishop, Joyce Cunha, Shilo, Arthur Collins, Vernon “VCR” Robinson.
The Guest Musicians:
Afro-DZ-Ak - Trumpet, Todd Brunell - Bass Clarinet, Ken Field - Alto Saxophone & Flute, Jim Gambino - Piano, Jane Potter - Piano, David Johnston - Guitar, Jonas Kahn - Guitar, Robert Rivera - Cello, Mike Rivard - Acoustic Bass, DJ Axel Foley - Turntables, Phil Neighbors - Marimba, Regie Gibson - Conga Drum
All the music will be spontaneous improvisation!!
Released on the Poetry Jam Collective label, the release will be online only. It will also be available on "Down Load Cards" similar to the iTunes cards. You can only obtain these cards at the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam. If you buy the card you will get a discount on admittance to the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam for two months.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Twelfth Anniversary is produced by actor/saxophonist Jeff Robinson who is also the founder of Poetry Jam Collective, an assembly of poets who collaborate nationally to produce events, recordings of spoken word, poetry, comedy and music. The collective originated at the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam and is based in Cambridge, MA.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
About $????? NINA BROWN ?????$ Mix a combination of European, West African, and Native American & here I am. Born & raised in Massachusetts. What began as a personal poetic journal of thoughts evolved into a library of music. I've recently begun taking it seriously as a career, but, nonetheless it has & always will be my passion. Music is Life. Enjoy. www.myspace.com/ninabrown
Nouvel extrait: lyes et le téléphone. poésie primitive : LYES revient pour la rentrée avec un nouveau projet « les courts d’ameublement ». LYES compose sa musique dans un souci constant de déconstruction des schémas rap traditionnels, proche en cela des expérimentations de musiciens comme le fantasque « buck 65 » LYES dessine un paysage virtuel « k » saturé de brouillage et de parasites, ou la voix se dégage en une poésie un peu absurde et faussement naïve…
Thank You for the add. I recently let people read some of my writings and got great responses. I'm not to sure where they would fit though. I only write as a hobby. Mostly romantic. Even serious ones seem to have a love story. IDK...tell me what you think. Here's one heavy and one light.......
Why Hold On
To hate the world and life I live becomes easier every day for me. Sometimes I feel as though I am a shipwreck victim lost at sea. I am survived by a piece of debris; battling the harshest of elements. Still I hang on wondering, hoping, praying for any new developments. It is an endless view; I feel like giving up and letting go. I feel that if safety exists that I will never know. Comfort or safety has rarely been along the path of my life. So why hold on if I will never know comfort, security, or have a view of a good life. I am living and dying so evenly that I wonder the point of it all. If there is truly more than us then I beg of you to hear my call.
It's Today
Today is our day. Today is our way. Today is the day I confront myself and confess the passions that draw me near to you. Today is the day that you will fully understand my passionate point of view. Yesterday I could not have told you that you ignite feelings deep from within my soul. Today I can tell you that without you at my side I fail to feel whole. Yesterday I would not have told you anything that involved the words of love. Today I tell you that I need you at my side when standing in front of the one above.
Get your copy of ARC AND HUE at Willow Books Poetry and Aquarius Press online at 20% off before 9/1/09. Available on Amazon soon.
ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012. Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.
ALL STAR SUNDAYS @ DISTRICT CLUB & LOUNGE on 180 Lincoln St. Boston special celebrity guests Join us after the Louis Saunders Annual Memorial Basketball Tournament
FIRST FRIDAYS @ LOFT44 goto mistrie.com for more features Summer Soiree with Dj Fanatic and Dj T.Clark Sponsored by Smirnoff Ice Ladies 45 before 11pm with a print-out of flier 44 Mazzeo Drive, Randolph MA (Yes come to to the south of Boston. 10 to 15mins drive if coming from Boston) Google map it to find the best route. inexpensive drinks and FREE parking
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem (cum song) 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
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Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Hey..... stopping by to show some love to your page...
i am also stopping by to let you know that i am working with a charity that helps underprivilaged kids...
i am selling five songs online and contributing ALL THE PROCEDES to the charity where i will perform for the kids, and then take all of them to SeaWorld for a day of fun...
you can purchase the songs right off my myspace page and it would be a great help. i am already contributing over three thousand personally to the event but taking over 100 kids to SeaWorld with buses and everything is not easy...
Of course i would appreciate the support. Buy the music on the page and contribute to helping..
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