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Robin Meloy Goldsby
"Robin Meloy Goldsby's solo piano music speaks in a voice that is gentle
and clear. Her compositions weave threads and colors that are both delicate
and confident; a rich tapestry sewn by a pianist with an exquisite touch".
Robin Spielberg, producer and pianist
“Goldsby has seen it all from her piano and she dishes it up with a true
storyteller’s gusto. As refreshing as a frozen daiquiri . . .”
Jeff Yanc, Book Sense Picks and Notables
Pianist, composer, and author Robin Meloy Goldsby mesmerizes listeners
with her two solo piano CDs: Somewhere in Time and Twilight. The
recordings frame Goldsby’s career as a pianist in some of the world’s finest
hotels and restaurants.
Goldsby’s first book, Piano Girl: A Memoir, made its hardcover debut in
spring, 2005. The book presents a collection of autobiographical short stories–
some funny, some poignant–that explore the life of a working musician.
Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, hailed Piano Girl as “big-hearted,
funny, truly eye-opening memoir.”
Book Sense, the leading organization representing independent bookstores in
the United States, chose Piano Girl, now available in paperback, as one of
the “Picks of the Summer, 2006.” Goldsby has appeared on NPR’s All
Things Considered, the Leonard Lopate Show in New York City, and the
Mark Farrell Show on CD 101.9. Recently she taped an hour long
installment of Marian McPartland’s NPR Piano Jazz, scheduled to air in
October 2006. Marian McPartland says, “Piano Girl is certainly one of the
funniest books I’ve ever read.”
Robin performs live, in a variety of settings. Her scheduled performances this
year include a reading and concert in the rotunda at Steinway Hall in
Manhattan, a performance at the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, a
reading at the Bechstein Concert Hall in Cologne Germany, and an Advent
Concert in Candlelight at Schlosshotel Lerbach, a beautiful castle and 5-star
hotel in the hills of Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, where she appears
regularly.
A cocktail-lounge pianist for 30 years, Goldsby worked her way through
Chatham College, an elite women’s school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by
playing piano in local hotel lounges and roadhouse bars. After moving to
New York City in 1980, she began playing in many of Manhattan’s leading
hotels where she cultivated her skills and captivated audiences with her
unique musical style. In addition to her five-star experiences in New York
City and her no-star gigs in small regional lounges, Goldsby’s musical
adventures have taken her to exclusive island resorts, Third World countries,
and the castles in Europe where she currently performs.
Goldsby is hard at work on her second book—this time a novel. She looks
forward to recording her third solo piano CD in the coming year.
Robin is married to jazz bassist John Goldsby. They have two children, and
live near Cologne Germany.
