Cork Jazz Festival with Christine Tobin

Christine Tobin and Phil Robson - Cork Jazz Festival, 11pm in Cork Opera House, Green Room.

Full details TBA soon at https://guinnesscorkjazz.com

More info on Christine at: www.christinetobin.org & Phil Robson www.philrobsonmusic.com

“Great timing is a gift given to few and one that Tobin possesses, along with an exciting tendency to take the darker path.” The Times UK

"She's got one of those voices that can move from pure,  pastoral-edged folk whimsy to big angry blues mama in a single phrase;  from world-weary interpreter of show tunes to howling rock diva within a  single note.” Time Out  London UK

Christine Tobin grew up in Dublin, later moving to  London after being awarded a scholarship to attend the Guildhall School  of Music & Drama. She was an integral part of the London  contemporary scene for many years before moving to New York in 2015  where she made a considerable impact on the city’s creative music world.  She returned to Ireland in 2020.In March 2023 she released ‘Returning  Weather’ her twelfth album under her own name. In 2012 she won a BASCA  British Composer Award ( now called the(IVORS) for her settings of poems  by WB Yeats, ‘Sailing To Byzantium’. The following year, her  arrangements of Leonard Cohen songs won a Herald Angel Award at the  Edinburgh Festival. In 2014 she was awarded ‘Jazz Vocalist of the Year’  at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Earlier in 2008, she won a BBC Jazz  Award for ‘Best Vocalist’. Aside from her own projects, she has worked  and recorded with an array of artists including musicians Django Bates,  Billy Hart, Julian Joseph, Kenny Wheeler, Mark Turner, Louis Stewart,  Martin Hayes, Nigel Kennedy, Jean Toussaint, Francesco Turrisi, Ingrid  Jensen, poets Paul Muldoon, Eva Salzman, Don Paterson, actor Gabriel  Byrne and film director Mike Figgis. She has played at major festivals  and venues around the world.

Phil Robson is a multi-award-winning guitarist &  composer, originally from the UK who relocated to New York City in 2015  for five years and is currently based in Ireland. He has led bands  featuring jazz legends such as David Liebman, Mark Turner, Billy Hart,  James Genus, Marc Copland & many more as well as working as a  sideman with Kenny Wheeler, Barbra Streisand, Steve Lacy, Charles  Earland, Donny McCaslin, Django Bates, The BBC Big Band, Ingrid Jenson,  Phil Woods, Mike Gibbs, Bob Brookmeyer, Steve Wilson and a hugely diverse spectrum of internationally renowned artists.

In Europe he is renowned as the co-leader of the cult UK band ‘Partisans’ with

saxophonist Julian Siegel which ran for 23 years as well as for his  work with his partner, the great singer/songwriter Christine Tobin.

In New York he is best known for his collaboration with the master saxophonist/composer Jed Levy.

He's also a 'Whirlwind Recordings’ & ‘Lite’ recording artist with  highly acclaimed albums who performs at major venues and festivals  around the world.

Phil Robson’s inventiveness on the guitar is unstoppable - The Telegraph

"Robson performs impeccably throughout, whether he's contributing  chordal washes in support, or taking the spotlight for some intricate,  fluid solos of his own." AllAboutJazz