▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Derby ▁( Der by shire ), ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Rob son ▁began ▁guitar ▁studies ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁rh ythm ▁section ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁club ▁with ▁visit ing ▁mus icians ▁as ▁John ▁E ther idge ▁and ▁B he ki ▁M se le ku ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁his ▁clar in ett ist ▁father , ▁Tre vor ▁Rob son . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁School ▁Of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama , ▁being ▁the ▁young est ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁post ▁gradu ate ▁course ▁in ▁jazz ▁studies . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁scene ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁several ▁acc laimed ▁musical ▁projects ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁side man ▁with ▁many ▁international ▁artists ▁including ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and , ▁Django ▁B ates , ▁Mark ▁Turner , ▁Ken ny ▁Whe eler , ▁David ▁Lie b man , ▁D ame ▁Cle o ▁La ine , ▁M ace o ▁Parker , ▁Don ny ▁McC as lin , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Ear land , ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁co - led ▁the ▁sem inal ▁UK ▁jazz ▁rock ▁band ▁" Part is ans " ▁with ▁Julian ▁Sie gel ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁singer / song writer ▁Christ ine ▁Tob in .