Robin Eubanks

Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. His uncles are jazz pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant.

Eubanks was born October 25, 1955 in Philadelphia. He first appeared on the jazz scene in the early 1980s. He played with Slide Hampton, Sun Ra, and Stevie Wonder. Robin also played with the jazz drummer Art Blakey in his band, the Jazz Messengers, and in the band of jazz drummer Elvin Jones. He was a contributor on fellow jazz trombonist Steve Turre's 2003 release One4J: Paying Homage to J.J. Johnson. Eubanks has also released several albums as a bandleader.

Robin played for 15 years in double bassist Dave Holland's quintet, sextet, octet and big band. J.J. Johnson recommended Robin for the position at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, where he is now a tenured professor of Jazz Trombone and Jazz Composition. He has also taught at New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music in Boston. Robin has been a member in the all star group, the SFJAZZ Collective, for the past seven years.

He is one of the pioneers of M-Base, a musical concept he pioneered with other musicians such as Steve Coleman and Greg Osby (among others).

Eubanks has appeared on numerous television shows and specials, including The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live and The Grammys

Robin is a frequent lecturer, guest soloist and clinician at various colleges and universities in the U.S. and around the world.

Most recently, Robin was voted #1 Trombonist by Down Beat magazine.

As leader

• Different Perspectives (JMT, 1988)
• Dedication (JMT, 1989) - with Steve Turre
• Karma (JMT, 1990)
• Mental Images (JMT, 1994)
• Wake Up Call (Sirocco Jazz, 1997)
• Robin Eubanks Sextet: 4: JJ / Slide / Curtis and Al (TCB, 1998)
• Mental Images: Get 2 It (REM, 2001)
• EB3 Live Vol. 1 (CD and DVD, RKM, 2007)
• Robin Eubanks and Mental Images: kLassik RocK Vol. 1 (Artistshare, 2014)

As sideman

With Geri Allen

• Open on All Sides in the Middle (Minor Music, 1987)
• The Gathering (Verve, 1998)

With Art Blakey

• Not Yet (Soul Note, 1988)
• I Get a Kick Out of Bu (Soul Note, 1988)

With Steve Coleman

• World Expansion (JMT, 1987)

With Joe Henderson

• Big Band (1996)

With Dave Holland

• The Razor's Edge (ECM, 1987)
• Points of View (ECM, 1998)
• Prime Directive (ECM, 1999)
• What Goes Around (ECM, 2002)
• Not for Nothin' (ECM, 2001)
• Extended Play: Live at Birdland (ECM, 2003)
• Pathways (Dare2, 2010)

With Ronald Shannon Jackson

• Decode Yourself (Island, 1985)

With Elvin Jones

• The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 1999)

With Bobby Previte

• Weather Clear, Track Fast (Enja, 1991)
• Slay the Suitors (Avant, 1993)
• Hue and Cry (Enja, 1993)

With Hank Roberts

• Black Pastels (JMT, 1988)

With Herb Robertson

• Shades of Bud Powell (JMT, 1988)

With others

• Kenny Drew: Follow the Spirit (Sirocco Jazz, 2000)
• Bill Hardman: What's Up (SteepleChase, 1989)
• Andrew Hill: But Not Farewell (Blue Note, 1990)
• Abdullah Ibrahim: Good News from Africa: Portrait (Enja, 1990)
• Joe Jackson: Symphony No. 1 (Sony Classical, 1999)
• J. J. Johnson: The Brass Orchestra (PolyGram, 1996)
• The Uniphonics: Crawl (2010)
• B.B. King: Live at the Apollo (MCA, 1990)
• Mingus Big Band: Essential Mingus Big Band (Dreyfus, 1996)
• Barbra Streisand: The Concert (Sony, 1994)
• Sun Ra: Other Side of the Sun (Universe, 1978)
• Superblue: Superblue 2 (Blue Note, 1989)
• Talking Heads: Naked (Sire, 1988)
• McCoy Tyner Big Band: Uptown/Downtown (Milestone, 1988)
• McCoy Tyner: Uptown/Downtown (WEA, 2000)
• Grover Washington Jr.: All My Tomorrows (Sony, 1994)
• Sadao Watanabe: Remembrance (Verve, 1999)
• Chip White: Harlem Sunset (Postcards, 1994)