Alexandra Robinson

Alexandra Robinson (she/her)

Lecturer
Jazz Voice, Contemporary Voice, Arranging, Jazz Piano
College of Performing Arts; Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
Photo credit: Sean Fitzpatrick
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Biography

Alex Robinson is a vocalist, pianist, composer, arranger, and music educator. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Studio Music and Jazz with a concentration in Vocal Performance from the University of Miami.

In addition to her work at Chapman, Alex teaches jazz voice at Mt. San Antonio College, serves as an assistant conductor for Los Robles Children Choir, and maintains her own private studio. With a keen interest in the connection between mental health and vocal function, she is passionate about helping her students develop a healthy, joyful relationship with their craft.

Alex performs throughout Southern California with her own project, as a guest artist and as an alto in Tonality, a professional choir based in Los Angeles. She has been featured in the Stanford Jazz Festival (Stanford, CA) and Jazz Roots at the Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami, FL). In 2022, Alex was an inaugural cast member of Disney Cruise Line's newest ship, the Disney Wish. During her time working for The Walt Disney Company, she curated original content as a solo singing pianist as well as a trio member in a variety of genres from jazz to pop to country and beyond. She was a featured performer in two all-new stage productions, Victrophonics and Pirate’s Rockin’ Parlay Party.

Off the stage, Alex’s credits as a session vocalist include Carole King and composer Carla Patullo’s GRAMMY-nominated album So She Howls. Her work as a vocal arranger has been featured at the New York Voices’ annual vocal jazz camp, and in Kerry Marsh’s Independent Arrangers' Reading Session for the Jazz Education Network.