Carol Robbins

**Carol Robbins** is a Los Angeles-based jazz harpist and composer who brings unexpected warmth and innovation to an instrument rarely heard in jazz settings. A longtime member of composer Billy Childs' Jazz Chamber Ensemble, she's become a fixture in West Coast jazz circles since the 1990s. Her albums like *Moraga* (2013) and *Jazz Play* showcase her knack for reinventing standards (like her dreamy take on "Danny Boy") while crafting original gems that blend jazz sophistication with folk and classical textures.

When not performing or recording tracks like the breezy "Taylor Street" or introspective "When I Close My Eyes," Robbins shares her expertise as a Professor of Harp at USC's Thornton School of Music. A champion of the jazz harp tradition, she co-founded the Jazz Harp Quartet and continues to push boundaries on releases like *Chords in Blue*, proving the harp can swing as hard as it shimmer.