RObin Eubanks

robin eubanks

Robin Eubanks is the premier jazz trombonist of his generation. Whether performing with his groups, Mental Images or EB3, or with The SF Jazz Collective, Dave Holland Quintet / Big Band, or Mingus Big Band, Robin is an artist whose impact on audiences has proven powerful and lasting. 

Robin was born to a very musical family: His brother, Kevin Eubanks, was the musical director for The Tonight Show; their mother is a music educator; another brother, Duane, is a renown trumpet player; and their Uncle Ray Bryant was a prominent jazz pianist.

Robin’s musical education began at the age of eight and he graduated cum laude from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he studied Trombone, Music Theory, Harmony, Composition, and Arranging. He began his career in New York City with such notable artists as Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Eddie Palmieri, Sun Ra, Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones and Talking Heads – just to name a few. He won Grammys for his performances on Michael Brecker’s Wide Angles and Dave Holland’s What Goes Around and Overtime.

Robin taught at The Oberlin College Conservatory, Berklee College of Music and at New England Conservatory and Prince Claus Conservatoire in The Netherlands for 5 years. He’s a lecturer, Yamaha clinician, and conducts Master Classes at leading institutions throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Robin won the 2014 Jazz Times Critics Poll for Best Trombonist and is a multiple winner of Downbeat’s Readers and Critics Polls for Trombonist of the Year. He’s also won compositional grants from Chamber Music America and an ASCAP Composer’s grant. 

Robin’s compositions and arrangements have been recorded by Mingus Big Band, SF Jazz Collective, Dave Holland Quintet and Big Band, et. al. Colleges and universities perform and record Robin’s original works with their ensembles. He has recorded nine albums as a leader and contributed his talents to hundreds as a sideman.