pete robbins' mission, as he has chosen to accept it, has been to save jazz from itself, by taking it apart from the inside out. or something like that. his newest album "do the hate laugh shimmy" (fresh sound / new talent) is available now at www.peterobbins.com, and will soon be on iTunes and other online distributors. "waits and measures" (playscape) and "centric" (telepathy) are available there as well, as well as at amazon.com and all major internet music sites. pete grew up outside boston (andover, ma), and now resides in brooklyn. he tours the u.s. and europe with his groups with various groups under his leadership. he also tours and records with the ryan blotnick group, and has recently started playing in a trio with mario pavone and tyshawn sorey. pete has received multiple composition grants from chamber music america, and has been featured in such publications as the new york times, the boston globe, the village voice, and jazz times magazine. please visit www.peterobbins.com for more information and to purchase music! (read less)

pete robbins' mission, as he has chosen to accept it, has been to save jazz from itself, by taking it apart from the inside out. or something like that. his newest album "do the hate laugh shimmy" (fresh sound / new talent) is available now at www.peterobbins.com, and will soon be on iTunes and other online distributors. "waits and measures" (playscape) and "centric" (telepathy) are available there as well, as well as at amazon.com and all major internet music sites. pete grew up outside boston... (read more)