# Reginald Robinson

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Reginald R. Robinson
| background       = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date         =  {{Birth date and age|1972|10|19}}
| birth_place       = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre               = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [ragtime](/source/ragtime)
| occupation        = [Musician](/source/Musician)
| instrument        = [Piano](/source/Piano)
| years_active     = 1992 – present
| label                 = [Independent](/source/Independent_record_label)
| website             = {{URL|www.reginaldrrobinson.com}}
}}

'''Reginald R. Robinson''' (born October 19, 1972) is an American jazz and ragtime pianist.<ref name=Allmusic>Yanow, Scott. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p142064|pure_url=yes}} Reginald Robinson] at [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)</ref><ref name="Profiles">''Contemporary Black Biography, Profiles from the international black community, Volume 53,'' Detroit: [Thomson Gale](/source/Thomson_Gale) (2006) (biography contains portrait) {{ISSN|1058-1316}}</ref> In 2004, he received a [MacArthur Genius Grant](/source/MacArthur_Genius_Grant).<ref name="All music 1996">''All Music Guide to Jazz. The experts' guide to the best jazz recordings. Second edition,'' edited by [Michael Erlewine](/source/Michael_Erlewine), San Francisco: [Miller Freeman](/source/Miller_Freeman%2C_Inc.) Books (1996)</ref><ref name="All music 2002">''All Music Guide to Jazz. The definitive guide to jazz music, Fourth edition,'' edited by [Vladimir Bogdanov](/source/Vladimir_Bogdanov_(editor)), Chris Woodstra, & [Stephen Thomas Erlewine](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine), San Francisco: [Backbeat Books](/source/Backbeat_Books) (2002) {{OCLC|50477109}}</ref>

==Biography==
Robinson was raised in Chicago. A self-taught musician, Robinson's love for [ragtime](/source/ragtime) began in the 7th grade<ref>[https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/brand-new-rag/Content?oid=896603 "Brand New Rag: Reginald Robinson". Margasak, Peter. June 18, 1998. www.chicagoreader.com/]</ref> His mother purchased a piano and he spent the next three years submerged in the self study of music. In 1988 Robinson took lessons with Theodore Bargman at the [American Conservatory of Music](/source/American_Conservatory_of_Music) in downtown Chicago.<ref>[Howard Reich](/source/Howard_Reich); foreword by [Ellis L. Marsalis, Jr.](/source/Ellis_Marsalis%2C_Jr.), ''Let Freedom Swing: Collected Writings on Jazz, Blues, and Gospel'', pg. 265, [Northwestern University Press](/source/Northwestern_University_Press) (2010) {{ISBN|9780810127050}}</ref><ref name="Bio Index">''Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 30: September 2004 — August 2005,'' New York: [H. W. Wilson Co.](/source/H._W._Wilson_Co.) (2005) {{OCLC|54897719}}</ref> He also studied sight-reading and began to compose music in various styles including ragtime piano.

In 1992 he was introduced to pianist [Jon Weber](/source/Jon_Weber_(musician)); who helped him make a professional demo of his compositions and arranged for his first public performance at The Green Mill.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-robinson-weber-review-ent-1205-20161203-column.html "Review: Reginald Robinson and Jon Weber celebrate the art of ragtime" Chicago Tribune. Reich, Howard. December 3, 2016.]</ref> In December 1993, Robinson was a guest on "Piano Jazz" with [Marian McPartland](/source/Marian_McPartland).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0l9_u9l-y4 "Reginald Robinson performs his "Sounds in Silhouette". "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland. December 1993.]</ref> In 2004 Robinson won the [John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation](/source/John_D._and_Catherine_T._MacArthur_Foundation) "genius award".<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2004/09/28/4051423/a-chat-with-macarthur-genius-grant-winners "A Chat with MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners" All Things Considered NPR. September 28, 2004. Norris, Michelle. Siegel, Robert.]</ref>

== Discography ==
* ''Man Out of Time'' (self-released, 2007)<ref name="AM discog">{{cite web|title=Reginald R. Robinson {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/reginald-r-robinson-mn0000459709/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref>
* ''Reflections'' (self-released, 2010)
* ''Euphonic Sounds'' (Delmark, 1998)
* ''Sounds in Silhouette'' (Delmark, 1994)
* ''The Strongman'' (Delmark, 1993)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.wfmt.com/2020/07/03/reginald-r-robinson-piano-2/ WMFT Radio: "Reginald R. Robinson, piano &#91;Encore Broadcast&#93; July 3, 2020"]
*[https://syncopatedtimes.com/river-raisin-ragtime-review-music-of-reginald-r-robinson-live-in-concert/ "River Raisin Ragtime Review: Music of Reginald R. Robinson, Live in Concert" Scott Yanow. The Syncopated Times. December 1, 2017]
*[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ott-jazz-scene-1215-story.html "Reginald Robinson celebrates a landmark recording" Chicago Tribune. Howard Reich. December 13, 2017]
*[https://www.macfound.org/fellows/745/news/ MacArthur Foundation. "Reginald R. Robinson News"]

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