George Robinson

As a professional musician, George Robinson has performed in clubs, venues, theaters and recording studios from Boston to Los Angeles, and all around the greater New England region. He has played dozens of musical theater productions, numerous weddings and countless jazz and rock gigs. George has served as the drummer of the Keene Jazz Orchestra since 2009, and has also performed across New England with the Amherst Jazz Orchestra & the Compaq Big Band. Over the course of his career, George has had the pleasure of performing with world-class musicians including Greg Hopkins, Shiela Jordan, Gordon Goodwin, Chris Potter, Steve Davis, Frank Greene, Avery Sharpe & Gary Smulyan. He has also studied drums with Joe Farnsworth, Clarence Penn, Francisco Mela, Billy Drummond, Bob Gullotti & Tom Giampietro.

George joined Franklin Pierce University in 2019, when he was hired to run a pep band to perform music at home games for the newly-established football team. He has served as the Director of Athletic Bands at FPU since 2021. He designed and oversees all aspects of the Athletic Bands program: directing and coordinating performances for the Raven Marching Band, Raven Pep Band & Raven Drum Line, arranging and rehearsing music, and recruiting new musicians to come to FPU and participate in Athletic Bands. George is also a member of the FPU music faculty, teaching drum set lessons, and he advises students as part of the university’s Student Success Center. He also serves on the Commencement Committee and the Diversity & Inclusion Council. 

In addition to his work at Franklin Pierce University, George is a devoted member of the musical community in Keene, NH. He works with the Keene Middle School jazz ensemble, performs in the Lions Club musical theater productions, teaches private music lessons, and performs throughout the region. He is also on the music faculty at Keene State College and the Vermont Jazz Center. He also operates a home recording studio, remotely recording drum tracks, demos & play-along tracks for educational and professional purposes.

George graduated from Londonderry High School in 2008, earned a bachelors degree from Keene State College in Music Education in 2012, and earned a Masters of Music Degree in Drum Set Performance from The University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018. When not at FPU, George spends as much time as possible at home in Keene, with his wife Katie, their son Teddy, and their golden retriever Gussie.

George proudly plays Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, brushes and mallets, Remo drumheads and Ludwig, Slingerland & Yamaha drums.