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
Eleventh Anniversary
THE JEFF ROBINSON TRIO CELEBRATE 11 YEARS AT THE LIZARD LOUNGE WITH NEW RELEASE
Recorded 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 assembled at the Lizard Lounge on February 17th 2008 and "Jammed" with some of Boston’s best poetic talent to celebrate eleven years of poetry amd jazz at the weekly poetry jams at the Lizard Lounge.
The Poets:
Michael "Warrior" Bonds, Joyce Cunha, Tom Daley, Eric Darby, Regie Gibson, Trish Ginese, Christopher Johnson, Anaiis Nai, Rajdulari
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 was 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 Eleventh 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.
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"le Grand Slam de Paname" Règlement: -S'inscrire personnellement auprès du présentateur (pour le tirage au sort de l'ordre de passage) -Se présenter sur scène quand on est appelé -Interpréter son texte sur la scène -Ne pas dépasser 3 minutes (0,5 points de pénalité par tranche de 10" de dépassement) -N'utiliser ni musique, ni décor, ni costume, ni accessoires LE JURY EST : -composé de 5 membres tirés au sort parmi le public - les jurés notent de 1 à 10 après chaque performance. Ils sont entièrement libres de leurs critères d'évaluation. -la note la plus haute et la plus basse sont retirées le score étant le total des 3 notes restantes.
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"le Grand Slam de Paname" Règlement: -S'inscrire personnellement auprès du présentateur (pour le tirage au sort de l'ordre de passage) -Se présenter sur scène quand on est appelé -Interpréter son texte sur la scène -Ne pas dépasser 3 minutes (0,5 points de pénalité par tranche de 10" de dépassement) -N'utiliser ni musique, ni décor, ni costume, ni accessoires LE JURY EST : -composé de 5 membres tirés au sort parmi le public - les jurés notent de 1 à 10 après chaque performance. Ils sont entièrement libres de leurs critères d'évaluation. -la note la plus haute et la plus basse sont retirées le score étant le total des 3 notes restantes.
