Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Mobley, Jimmy Giuffre, Tony Scott, Ornette Coleman, Pee Wee Russell, Albert Ayler
For over four decades, Perry Robinson has been the sui generis master of the clarinet in jazz, folk and avant-garde music. Early in his career he was a sideman with Tete Montoliu, and he has since worked with some of the world’s best musicians, including the Brubeck Family, Gunter Hampel, Henry Grimes, Bill Dixon, Naná Vasconcelos, Carla Bley, Archie Shepp, Charlie Haden, Badal Roy, John Carter, Anthony Braxton, Mark Whitecage, Pete Seeger and George Clinton. He has been a mainstay of Burton Greene’s Klezmokum and of Lou Grassi’s Po Band, which has recorded with Marshall Allen, John Tchicai and Joseph Jarman on CIMP.
His own trio Raga Roni, featuring Badal Roy and Ed Schuller, released its self-titled debut disc in 2002 on Geetika Records. Robinson also performed on William Parker’s trio recording Bob's Pink Cadillac on Eremite. The Perry Robinson Quartet, featuring pianists Simon Nabotov and Christoph Adams, bassist Ed Schuller and drummer Ernst Bier, has released four CDs: Nightmare Island, Call To The Stars,
Angelology and Still Traveling on the West Wind and Timescraper labels; the trio of Robinson-Schuller-Bier is featured on Children's Song (Konnex Records).
Recently Perry has been playing with Wynne Paris and Groovananda, the band Centazzo-Robinson-Stowe featuring percussionist Andrea Centazzo and pianist Nobu Stowe, the Israeli clarinetist Harold Rubin, U.S. Pipe & the Balls Johnson Dance Machine, and the Israeli composer-pianist Anat Fort, whose new ECM release A Long Story features Perry. Perry's autobiography, The Traveler, was published in 2002, and a detailed discography of his recorded work can be seen here.
PERRY ROBINSON RECENT VIDEOS!
Check out this recording of Gary Schneider's amazing Concerto for Jazz Clarinet and String Orchestra, featuring soloist Perry Robinson! This was the world premiere, sometime in 1987? 1988?
The UNI TRIO: Perry, Bill Folwell and Tom Price, perform at Perry's book publication party, 2002:
Here's Perry playing Miles Davis's "Nardis" with drummer Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound:
Perry and bassist David Wertman play "Far East Subway Blues":
Perry and David play Perry's tune "Dandelion Wine:"
Perry, David Wertman and Jay Alan Jackson play Henry Grimes's "Farmer Alfalfa":
Hey There Perry! Hope all is well & your enjoying your summer. Hope to see you soon. Let me know of any upcoming shows, I would lkve to see you. Miss you, Lots of love......Lorraine
Hi Perry I'm reading your book again!!! it's a wonderful book and your honesty shines out,it's very inspiring......wishing you all the best peace and joy Paul
Dear Perry, it was a pleasure meeting you and playing at the ZMF jam session with you yesterday night, have a good stay in Germany and take care! :) Big hugs, Anne
dear perry, hope to see you again one day, perhaps in my little werkstatt-galerie in berlin.....thank you again for this great concert here..(i made a dvd from it and i will give or send it to you)..........hope youre feeling good and warm greetings from your hippie-friend achim
Perry! Greetings from the perimeter of outness! Good to see you're still rockin'. BTW, I read your book-- it was great, thoroughly enjoyed it. Let me know next time you are in Michigan, I would love to see you.
All the best, RJ
p.s. dig this painting I did this past summer...
R. Jacobi, The Opener of the Way, 18” x 24”, acrylic, 2008
