a Short Biography

ABOUT GREGG

A native of the Bronx, New York, Gregg travelled a journey from high school dropout to Oxford PhD. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland, with his wife Karen, and is a now a citizen of Switzerland in addition to the US. He is the proud father of three twenty-something daughters, Gabriella, Casey, and Raquel, all now forging their paths in the world.

Gregg Robins has a passion for creating. He channels this passion into his music and his writing.

MUSICIAN

As a singer-songwriter, he draws on a range of musical styles and influences, with songs ranging from haunting ballads to sing-out-loud, clap-along tunes. While the songs vary musically, the common thread is the lyrics, which are honest, forthright, and hopeful. His two albums have received critical acclaim, including such favourable comparisons as: “often the melodies remind me of some of the best of early Paul Simon,” and “his song-writing style draws similarities to Cat Stevens.” Critics describe his music as “always smoothly captivating,” with an “infectious honesty,” and write that it is “melodically, beautifully simple,” and offers “one of the most uncommon of delights – an exploration amongst very familiar landmarks that somehow feels brand new.”

AUTHOR

Gregg has evolved in his song writing style and capability, including through coursework at the Berklee College of Music, underscoring his core belief that we should never stop learning and growing in life. Starting out as a classical clarinettist, performing a broad classical repertoire at an early age, Gregg later added alto saxophone and ventured beyond the classical stage into jazz improvisation, a passion extended to klezmer, which harks back to his East European roots.

As an author, he has developed his craft through storytelling and humour, both important aspects of his personality and approach to life. While his current books are quite different, one being a children’s story and the other a political satire, the common threads are a focus on doing the right thing and recognising the merits of living true to our values.

a Short Biography

With Gregg

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