Troy Roberts (musician)

Troy Roberts is an Australian-born jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator based in New York City. He is a three-time Grammy-nominated artist and has released sixteen albums as a bandleader. Roberts has performed and recorded with numerous prominent jazz musicians, including Joey DeFrancesco, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Kurt Elling, and Van Morrison. Early life and education Roberts was born in Perth, Western Australia. He began his formal music education at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where he was accepted at the age of 15. He completed a Bachelor of Music with honors in 2001. In 2007, Roberts earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Miami in the United States. Roberts is also active as an educator, having served as an artist-in-residence and lecturer at institutions such as the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. * Winner of the 2001 James Morrison Jazz Scholarship. * Second place in the 2016 Wangaratta International Saxophone Competition. * Recipient of three consecutive DownBeat Jazz Soloist Awards. Discography As Leader * Green Lights (