Phil Robson

Phil Robson is an incredibly versatile and creative guitar player who was named Musician of the Year at 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Best Band in the 2015 UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards and Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. Phil is also a celebrated composer and band leader, and internationally recognised educator. He has recorded many solo and co-led CDs for the ground-breaking indie labels Babel, Whirlwind Recordings Ltd. and Lyte Records. Originally from the UK, Phil was a seminal part of the London scene for many years before relocating to New York City in 2015 for five years. He is now based in Co. Roscommon, Ireland. The multitude of influences, musical and otherwise cultural in the parts of the world he lived and worked in, are the hallmarks of his style and immense creativity.

Phil was immersed in the scene and a valued member of the jazz community in New York City where has led various ensembles over the years, including most recently a quartet with Donny McCaslin, Adam Nussbaum & James Genus as well as a new trio feat. Joseph Lepore and Tom Rainey, and a very successful quartet feat. the great saxophonist Jed Levy, Clarence Penn and Peter Slavov. Their London Jazz Festival 2018 was a brilliant end to the debut tour of this band where Phil & Jed share the composer’s duties:

Over the years, as a band leader Robson has fronted many innovative projects including: The Immeasurable Code Quintet featuring US saxophone star Mark Turner, Six Strings The Beat, Phil Robson Trio - with drum legend Billy Hart and the Herbie Hancock bassist James Genus, and Phil Robson Quartet featuring David Liebman and Jeff Williams. For 23 years Phil also co-led the cult band Partisans with Julian Siegel featuring Gene Calderazzo - drums and Thad Kelly - bass which is widely considered to have a major influence on the European “Nu-Jazz” scene.
As a side man he has worked with artists as Barbra Streisand, Kenny Wheeler, Django Bates, Maceo Parker and many, many more. Phil has been a regular member of Jeff Williams band featuring Duane Eubanks, John O'Gallagher and others.

He is a long-term band member and frequent collaborator with Christine Tobin, whose ground breaking approach to singing and songwriting is highly acclaimed and their creative partnership keeps flourishing. Phil Robson has also worked with Tim Armacost, Jochen Rueckert, Ingrid Jensen, Peter Washington, Harvie S, Jed Levy, Elliott Zigmund, Matt Pavolka, John Hébert, Colin Stranahan, Peter Bernstein, Gary Versace, Matt Dusk, Tyler Mitchel and Rich Perry and many more.

We are delighted that Phil’s Organ Trio, his international Quintet and Quartet are working with Mo’ Connections as well as his solo, special and US projects.

For more information about Phil visit www.philrobsonmusic.com