Upcoming Shows
5.16
Harlem Jazz Series
Mount Morris Ascension
Presbyterian Church
New York, NY
6.8
CompCord @ Howland
Howland Cultural Center
Beacon, NY
6.21
Guitars & Poems
Jim Kempner Fine Art Gallery
New York, NY
Robert’s sophomore album Footprints of Steel (Composers Concordance Records/Naxos distribution) is due to drop this Friday (April 11) on all major streaming platforms. It features 14 eclectic songs, including collaborations with Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson) and Carli Muñoz (Beach Boys).
New Singles
‘Ascending Volumes’ features haikus by Robert reflecting on the 4 seasons of life, set to meditative Japanese flute music (shakuhachi) by Jay Rodriguez-Sierra (Groove Collective, Wu-Tang Clan).
‘Puzzle Complete’ is a hard-hitting rock song about the physics of love with words by Robert set to music by Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul).
Costa Rica & Mexico Tour
In March, Robert performed his poetry throughout Costa Rica and Mexico as a special guest of Seth and Gene’s Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure. Big thanks to University of Costa Rica and Mexican Center for Music and the Sound Arts for sponsoring these concerts.
“Love is not a crime…”
‘The Cauldron’ is a song based on Robert’s dark humor poem about a woman’s revenge on a cheating boyfriend. It was set to music by Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul) and combines elements of jazz, opera and spoken word into a contemporary classical music composition. It’s performed by Sound Liberation, and features the powerhouse soprano vocals of Adriana Valdés and a searing trumpet solo by Frank Hackl (Lew Soloff), accompanied by Gene Pritsker (guitar), Amanda Ruzza (bass--Jill Sobule) and David Cossin (drums--Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), with Robert narrating starting at the 2:00 mark.
‘The Cauldron’ was submitted to NPR Music’s 2024 Tiny Desk Contest!
“Spill your own drink...”
Robert wrote the words for ‘Not All Apples Are Blue Color’, an anti-Barbie anthem and video by Take a Pick (Brian DuFord, Milica Paranosic) encouraging people to overcome negative body image.
‘Not All Apples Are Blue Color’ has almost 10k views on YouTube!