“Robin’s music is all about lyrical playing informed from ‘the source’, delivered with a warm joyful sound”
“Robin is a great musician – he has a beautiful melodic turn of phrase and a strong personal sound”
ROBIN PORTER is an award-winning saxophonist and composer based in London. He is a versatile and accomplished musician and has performed at many prestigious venues across the UK.
Robin’s main creative output is through his contemporary jazz trio ‘Aspyrian’, who perform original compositions and improvisations influenced by soulful songwriters and alternative bands. Under Robin’s leadership, the group have received two Help Musicians awards, released two albums, and toured the UK twice, playing at numerous venues nationwide.
Other performance highlights for Robin include; playing a sold-out show at the 2022 EFG London Jazz Festival; a 2017 live performance on BBC Radio 3 with Nick Smart, Kit Downes, Tom Herbert and Martin France; a 10 month weekly residency from 2016-17 at The Jazz Café (London) alongside Ashley Henry (Sony Music).
Robin received a distinction upon completing the MA Jazz Performance course at The Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where he had the privilege of studying with world-class performers/educators. He is a graduate of the Leeds Conservatoire BA Jazz programme with first class honours and was awarded ‘The George Murphy Trophy for Jazz Saxophone’.
Robin has taught woodwinds, music theory, composition and musicianship for over 15 years at numerous schools/institutions and continues to do so privately. He has worked for (and completed mentorship programmes with) the National Youth Jazz Collective (NYJC) and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO).