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Robert Stillman

About

Robert Stillman is a saxophonist, improviser, and composer. His projects are characterised by a willingness to ask and answer questions about reality, and his relationship to it, as well as by a radical commitment to spontaneity and process.

He has been heavily influenced by regular collaboration over the past five years with Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner as a touring solo support for and performing member of The Smile, as well as in projects led by Skinner, Dave Okumu, and co-led with Sean Carpio and Anders Holst, among others.

In addition to 12 records under his own name, he has also created work for installation and various media, has curated the ‘Oscillate’ collection of artist lecture performances/essays in collaboration with the Turner Museum, Margate, and contributed to film score recordings by Adem Ilhan, Daniel Pemberton, Jonny Greenwood, and Thom Yorke.

Originally from Maine, USA, Stillman has played saxophone since the age of 11, and his teachers have included George Garzone, George Russell, and Danilo Perez. Based in the UK since 2007, he makes music from his studio based in Margate, UK, and lectures in Music at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Something about Living, the latest album by Robert Stillman, was recorded in front of live audiences over the course of Stillman’s time as both saxophonist and solo support act for The Smile. The album weaves excerpts from various theater and arena shows along the tour’s North American routing into a seamless whole, creating a 40-minute program that represents an expanded version of Stillman’s ever-transforming live set.

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  • ROBERT STILLMAN- Something About Living
    ROBERT STILLMAN- Something About Living
  • ROBERT STILLMAN- What Does It Mean to Be American?
    ROBERT STILLMAN- What Does It Mean to Be American?
  • ROBERT STILLMAN- Portals (2022 Remaster)
    ROBERT STILLMAN- Portals (2022 Remaster)
  • ROBERT STILLMAN- Reality
    ROBERT STILLMAN- Reality

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