About

I am a New York City-based bassist, originally from Troy, MI. I studied double bass with Paul Keller and Larry Hutchinson at Wayne State University, located in Detroit, MI. I’ve performed alongside Joshua Redman, Jason Moran, Ali Jackson, Takuya Kuroda, Stacy Dillard, Duane Eubanks, Spike Wilner, and others. I am passionate about composing music that speaks to the experiences of life, and about utilizing the double bass’s full potential as both a supporting and leading instrument.

Music

I typically play a wide range of genres in the jazz idiom: bebop, hard bop, post-bop, avant-garde, free jazz, Latin jazz, trad jazz, and manouche/Gypsy jazz. My original compositions draw on the traditions of jazz, Western classical, and Yoruba/Lucumi worship music. My compositions tend to focus on themes of spirituality, grief, love, and rebirth.

Videos

Audio

Programs

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  Original music for guitar and bass duo

  • Musician profile: Trevor Robertson
  • Instruments: Electric guitar and double bass
  • Musicians: Trevor Robertson, Charles Colizza

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  Original Contemporary Jazz

  • Musician profile: Trevor Robertson
  • Instruments: Saxophone/Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Drums
  • Musicians: Trevor Robertson, Charles Colizza, Ben Freidkin, Evan Hamaguchi

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  Contemporary Original Jazz

  • Musician profile: Trevor Robertson
  • Instruments: Saxophone/Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Drums
  • Musicians: Trevor Robertson, Evan Hamaguchi, Charles Colizza, Ben Freidkin

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Past groupmuses (4)

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  Living room

  Afternoon Jazz in Washington Heights

  Sunday, Apr 21, 2024 2:45 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Washington Heights
  • Instruments: Saxophone/Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Drums
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

  Happened 11 days ago

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  Studio

  Jazz night in Harlem: guitar & bass duo

  Sunday, Apr 14, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Central Harlem
  • Instruments: Electric guitar and double bass
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened 17 days ago

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  Original Contemporary Jazz

  Friday, Apr 12, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Downtown Brooklyn
  • Instruments: Saxophone/Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Drums
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

  Happened 19 days ago

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  Original Contemporary Jazz by the Trevor Robertson Quartet

  Friday, Mar 15, 2024 7:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Downtown Brooklyn
  • Composers: Robertson, Colizza, Freidkin
  • Instruments: Saxophone/Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Drums
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

  Happened about 2 months ago