Bill Robinson

Who is Bill Robinson?

Bill Robinson is an African-American tenor jazz singer based in New Jersey who is notable for having a long career and for continuing to perform in his 80s. His voice has been described as "gleaming" and "lustrous" with a "sure sense of swing". He has performed with jazz pianist Betty Liste, jazz guitarists John Zweig and John Carlini, violinist Marion Mansfield, mandolinist Don Stiernberg, Brian Glassman, and many others. He sings a variety of genres, including the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, bluegrass music, classical music, gypsy music, Brazilian music, and others. He has performed at the Apollo Theater in New York. He has opened for comedian Jackie Mason and jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton. As a youth, Robinson began singing at the age of six, and heard great singers such as Louis Armstrong and Cab Calloway.