Pete Robbins (born November 28, 1978) is an American

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saxophonist and composer living in Brooklyn. He graduated from the New England Conservatory in 2002. He has performed or recorded with

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, John Hollenbeck, John Zorn,

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, Ben Monder, :de:Dan Weiss, Thomas Morgan,

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, and

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, and has performed at festivals and clubs in the U.S. and throughout Europe. For his compositional achievements, Chamber Music America awarded Robbins with their "New Works: Creation and Presentation" grant as well as their "New Works: Encore" award. Robbins was a guest panelist with the Brooklyn Arts Council and is the Dean at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.

Discography

* ''Centric'' (Telepathy, 2001) * ''Waits & Measures'' (Playscape, 2006) * ''Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy'' (

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, 2008) * ''Live in Basel'' (Hate Laugh, 2011) * ''Pyramid'' (Hate Laugh, 2014)

References

External links

Official website

''Boston Phoenix'' review of ''Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy''

''Boston Globe'' article
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