"I want to compose, arrange and perform music that directly reflects my life experience." 
 
Since his arrival in New York, from his native Philadelphia, Robin has had a wide range of musical experiences including being the Music Director for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, arranging, composing and performing for McCoy Tyner's Big Band, Slide Hampton's Jazz Masters, and he is currently working and touring with Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine and the Dave Holland Quintet. He was a featured soloist, composer and arranger on J.J. Johnson's Grammy nominated recording, The Brass Orchestra. "It was an unbelievable honor that J.J commissioned me to compose a piece for his CD and be a featured soloist." 

Robin has toured and recorded with such diverse musicians as the Mingus Big Band, the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Barbra Streisand on her historic 1994 tour. He's performed on several television shows and specials including The Tonight Show featuring "Jay Leno," "Saturday Night Live," the "Grammy Awards" and "Motown at the Apollo." He has worked on several projects for Broadway and film. 

He has recorded 6 CDs as a leader which have all received worldwide critical praise, and he leads his own groups which have toured Europe and Japan. 

Robin was recently appointed Assistant Professor of Jazz Trombone at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. He is adjunct faculty at the University of Arts in Philadelphia. He teaches privately in New York and has taught and delivered seminars at universities and colleges throughout the world. Robin is also a national clinician for Yamaha Musical Instruments. 

One of his brothers, Kevin Eubanks is the Music Director for The Tonight Show. In fact, both Robin and Kevin were named as Honorees of the 1999 Mellon Jazz Festival in Philadelphia. The youngest brother of the Eubanks family, Duane made his recording debut as a trumpeter on Robin's CD, Wake Up Call. His uncle Ray Bryant has been prominent on the jazz scene for decades, and his mother has been a music educator for more than 30 years. At the age of 8, Robin began playing the trombone and studied theory, harmony and arranging through high school and college. After graduating cum laude from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, he moved to New York. 

Robin is a chief proponent in developing the sound and utilization of the "electric" trombone. Robin has also developed his own philosophy regarding music, musicianship and personal growth. You can learn more about both as well as listen to a sample of the "electric" trombone, on Robin's Concepts page. 

Courtesy by
Robin Eubanks
from http://www.robineubanks.com