Jazz Piano
Performance and Teaching Experience
Jazz pianist, Robert Sykes, has been teaching and performing professionally for the past thirty years in the Washington, DC area. He maintains an active performing schedule as a free-lance pianist, and has performed at various venues, including The Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, Carter Baron Amphitheatre, Lisner Auditorium, The Phillips Collection, The Hirshorn Museum, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Hillwood Museum, The Barns of Wolftrap, and the Swiss Embassy.
Robert has been a faculty member since 1994. Performing in Levine Music’s Spracker Master Class Series, Robert has had the pleasure of accompanying legendary vocalists Sheila Jordan and Nina Freelon. He is also a founding member of the Levine Faculty Jazz Trio. He was recently hired as a consultant by PBS to help develop the PBS Jazz Kids website (www.pbsjazzkids.org/jazz).
Robert can be heard on his own recording, Four + Four, featuring the Robert Sykes Quintet. This album includes four jazz standards and four original compositions. Robert can also be heard on recordings with bass player, Josh Bayer, and guitarist, Bob Israel.