SBAcoustic Presents: Virtuoso Joe Robinson
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Date & Time
Sun, Sep 22 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
1221 State St
Venue (website)
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
SBAcoustic is extremely fortunate to host Joe Robinson in one of only five concerts in California. If you ever wished that you had caught Tommy Emmanuel 40 years ago up close and personal, before he became the legend, this is as close as you’ll ever come.
A uniquely skilled musician, Joe Robinson is widely regarded as one of the world’s top fingerstyle soloists, improviser, composer and songwriter. His signature musical touch, tenor voice and ability to seamlessly blend these elements allows him to create a sound that is truly one-of-a-kind and defies classification within any particular genre.
Joe has released seven studio albums and built a large following through his livestream concerts and videos, and coaching 20,000+ online guitar students. He has garnered praise from some of the biggest names in the industry and has been featured in prestigious publications like the Washington Post and New York Times.
Born in rural Australia, Joe grew up in a farmhouse with his three siblings, where his parents raised cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, chickens, and even snakes. At just 13 years old, Joe won the Australian National Songwriting competition, and at 17, he took home the top prize on Australia’s Got Talent. By the time he turned 18, Joe had already performed over 1000 concerts, including earning first place at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles and moved to Nashville, where he spent the next decade collaborating with some of the city’s best studio musicians, songwriters and producers, including Tommy Emmanuel, Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris.
“Joe is, of course, renowned for being a virtuoso guitarist. But after several listens to his latest offering (Borders), I’m of the opinion that as a singer and songwriter, he also belongs in a league with such mega-selling artists as Charlie Puth and Harry Styles. But don’t just take my word for it, get a copy of the album and see for yourself.”
-Grammy Award Winner Rodney Crowell
“It would be fair to say that guitar phenomenon, Joe Robinson, has little left to prove. Yet, he keeps moving the bar musically and artistically in virtually any direction his hybrid talent and sonic-soul leads him. Robinson doesn’t just dabble, he succumbs and embraces each style, demonstrating grace and fluidity in each he undertakes. I have to wonder if categories apply to his body of recorded fretwork.”
-Minor7th
“Real-time acoustic guitar solos, filled with so much springy counterpoint that sometimes it’s hard to believe he’s playing alone.”
-New York Times
“Breathtaking electric and acoustic guitar virtuosity”
-Guitar Player Magazine
“In a city of monster guitar players, Joe Robinson is a dragon slayer.”
-Nashville Scene