Jim Robinson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nathan Robinson |
Also known as | Big Jim Robinson |
Born | December 25, 1892 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | May 4, 1976 (aged 83) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Trombone |
Big Jim Robinson (born Nathan; December 25, 1892 – May 4, 1976) was an American jazz musician, based in New Orleans, renowned for his deep, wide-toned, robust "tailgate" style of trombone playing, using the slide to achieve a wide swoop between two notes (a technique that classical musicians call "glissando") and rhythmic effects.