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| Pete Robbins & Centric at Firehouse 12 On Friday, October 27th, Brooklyn-based saxophonist/composer Pete Robbins and his band Centric will perform at New Haven's Firehouse 12 in celebration of his new CD, Waits & Measures (Playscape Recordings). Robbins' ensemble, which features Sam Sadigursky (tenor and soprano saxophones), Eliot Cardinaux (Nord Electro), Thomas Morgan (bass), and Dan Weiss (drums), played the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in July and will be touring the East Coast in late October and early November in support of his latest recording. Robbins moved to New York in 2002, and quickly made his presence felt on the city's legendary jazz scene, leading the Village Voice's Jim Macnie to write, "his unusual melodic designs and imaginative swing sensibility earned him local notice right away." He has worked steadily as a leader over the past four years, performing in a variety of New York-area venues and touring the East Coast and beyond, and this past May earned a 2006 Chamber Music America composition grant for future projects. He has also collaborated with musicians such as Mark Dresser, Randy Peterson, Daniel Levin and Mary Halvorson. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |