June 12th @ 9pm – Rob Lindquist Quartet

Robert Lindquist was born and raised in Albany, New York. He has played piano since he was seven and started composing and improvising shortly thereafter. He attended SCCC and SUNY Potsdam for Music Education/Performance and obtained a Masters in Jazz Studies at The College of St. Rose.

He is trained in both classical and jazz piano. His teachers have included:
- Dan Dobek (Classical/Jazz)
- Mark Evans (Classical, SCCC)
- Eugenia Tsarov (Classical, Crane School of Music)
- Lee Shaw (Jazz Piano, College of St. Rose)
- Brett Zvacek (Jazz Studies, Crane School of Music)

Rob has appeared in performance with:
- Kenwood Dennard (drums)
- Othello Molineaux (steel drums)
- Walter White (tpt)
- Chuck D’Aloia (guitar)
- Jeff Seigel (drums)
- Dave Calarco (drums)
- John Menegon (bass)
- Scott Wendholt (trumpet)
- Harry Allen (t.sax)
- Dick Oatts (a.sax)
- Brett Zvacek (trombone)

Rob has won several awards while playing at the "Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival" in 1999 from Benny Green and Chuck Israels. He has performed professionally since he was fifteen in upstate NY and also in Boston, NYC, and N. J., playing many styles including jazz, rock, theater, funk, soul, R&B, and classical/chamber music.

He has played gigs with:
- Dave Calarco "Jazz Conclave"
- The Rich Lamanna Group
- EW Quintet
- Lee Russo Group
- Mike Dimin Ensemble
- The George Muscatello Trio
- Keith Pray Group
- Brian Patneaude Quintet
- Cleen Street R&B Band
- Doc Orloff’s Blues Elixir
- T. S. Ensemble
- The Rob Cohen Band
- Soul System
- Melting Picassos
- The Karen Lawrence Band

Notably, in 2006 his jazz/funk/fusion project New Regime put out its debut CD "From Scratch" on Narrow Path Records. In 2007 he performed with New Regime (funk/fusion/jazz) at the Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival (Albany, NY), where they opened for Joshua Redman.

Rob teaches piano lessons privately and is currently a Band Director in the Albany City School District.

CD credits include:
- Robert Lindquist – "Old Roads …New Paths"
- Divine Order – "The Cross Alone"
- New Regime – "From Scratch"
- Mike Dimin – "There Are No Accidents"
- Robert Lindquist – "2 Days and a Night"
- Divine Order – "Going To Zion"