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How Jazz Great Dorothy Ashby Changed My Life

May 14, 2024July 1, 2020

Carol Robbins relates how a teenage encounter with one-of-a-kind jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby changed her life.

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“Still Light” for Solo Harp Performed by Composer Carol Robbins

October 13, 2020

Carol Robbins performs her composition for solo harp, "Still Light" -- sheet music available at harpcolumnmusic.com

Jazz Harpist, Composer, Arranger Carol Robbins Joins Cathy Segal-Garcia’s Noontime Facebook Hang

September 22, 2020

Hang out with two jazz greats for noontime fun: jazz harpist, composer, arranger Carol Robbins talks about her career, her harp, her music, being on tour with the fabulous Billy Childs, and more as she does a two-hour Zoom visit with noted jazz singer and educator, Cathy Segal-Garcia.

Two New Carol Robbins Compositions Published for Solo Harp

July 17, 2020

I am pleased that my compositions for solo harp “Emilia” and “Still Light” have been published by Harp Column Music and are now available. Here are a couple of links: Enjoy!

Harp Solo “Emilia” Sheet Music from the Carol Robbins Jazz Series, Harp Column Music

July 13, 2020

Carol Robbins’ original composition, “Emilia”, is for solo pedal harp. “My hope in publishing ‘Still Light’ and ‘Emilia’ is to share with harpists my deep love of complex chord voicings and beguiling melodies.” Sheet music for “Emilia” is available here:https://harpcolumn.com/music/all-music/artists/carol-robbins/emilia/