Robert Griffin

This pianist, vocalist, and bandleader arrived of the intensely musical NEW YORK family that included a grandfather who sang Christian evangelist music and a father playing violin who was simply subsequently accompanied by his own mother on piano. Robert Griffin, who in addition has been credited frequently as Bob Griffin, also needed to cope with an uncle who blew both clarinet and trumpet, just like the various other family confining the majority of their executing actions to churches. As an adolescent, Griffin mixed this background using a starkly opposing ethnic viewpoint, symbolized by piano lessons with one Arvids Snornieks, evidently a previous Latvian minister of lifestyle transplanted towards the NEW YORK piedmont. Griffin ultimately graduated using a music level from UNC-Chapel Hill and in the first ’70s examined in Italy with Guido Agosti. He found a masters level from Syracuse University or college but came back to NEW YORK to instruct piano at both Campbell University or college and UNC-Asheville. Performing actions out of this period are the music group ‘Circular Midnight aswell as Griffin’s growing repertoire of unique compositions. In 1982 he became centered out of Chapel Hill and worked well composing music for tv soundtracks, corporate video clips, and advertising generally. Providing a relatively dinkier paycheck had been his activities within the NEW YORK jazz picture. He performed in European countries with vocalist Taz Halloween in the past due ’80s. The retro-swing motion inspired a reference to new groups like the Squirrel Nut Zippers. He in addition has collaborated on an organization known as the Jazz Squad with many members from the latter music group.