Timothy James Robinson (T. J.) was born and raised in Charleston, SC and began playing the trombone at age 8. He attended the Charleston School of the Arts for middle and high school which strengthened his passion to continue to pursue music professionally. He then moved to New York City to study classical trombone at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music and also abroad at the Royal College of Music in London. He is now an active freelance musician in New York City. In addition to many classical ensembles he has played with various groups such as the Artie Shaw Band, the Grammy-nominated Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, the acclaimed reggae group Burning Spear, the Revive Big Band, and tours around the world with the group Circular Time. T. J. was also an active member of the PitchBlak Brass Band where he composed, arranged, rapped, and played trombone. He has played at venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, The Blue Note Jazz Club, Dizzy's Coca-Cola Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center, the Kennedy Center in Washington D. C, and the Galliard Center in Charleston, SC.

T. J. plays a Bach Stradivarius 42 Tenor Trombone with F attachment that was customized by

Scott Sweeney at www.sweeneybrass.com