Also a songwriter and pianist, she creates alternative/pop music under the name Robyn Cage, and her debut album Born in the Desert topped Music Connection Magazine’s list of 25 Best New Music Critiques of 2015. In NYC, Robyn continued her training with celebrity vocal coaches Don Lawrence (Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Bono) and Cari Cole (Journey, Diane Birch). Robyn earned her BFA from The Boston Conservatory and went on to become an accomplished musical theatre actress in NYC where her performances garnered praise from The New York Times and Variety. Robyn Kemp’s powerful soprano and impassioned live performances have dazzled audiences from Boston’s Symphony Hall to the stages of New York City and thousands at outdoor festivals. When not busy performing and teaching he enjoys spending time with his wife and five children.

During that time he also organized a concert series which featured artists such as Billy Hart, Vincent Herring, Peter Zak, Tom Knific, and Phil Palombi. Prior to moving to Colorado, he served as music director at a non-denominational church for 10 years. He can also be heard on UNC’s Romeo and Juliet Project. An active performer, he has extensive experience as a professional bassist in jazz, classical and various other musical styles, including performances with Howard Levy, Jeff Hamilton, the New York Voices, Greg Gisbert, Jake Shimabukuro, Groove For Thought, Clint de Ganon, Bob Christianson, and Clifford Carter, as well as the Cadillac Symphony Orchestra, and performances on electric bass and jazz bass with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

In 2014 he was also awarded the Hal Leonard Scholarship from the Jazz Education Network for exceptional talent and potential in jazz performance and education. He is the recipient of several DownBeat awards for Best College Big Band as bassist with UNC’s Jazz Lab I, Outstanding Vocal Jazz Ensemble as a vocalist with UNC’s Vocal Lab, and for Outstanding Small Ensemble Composition for his original composition Airplanes. After completing his master’s degree, he taught courses in jazz theory at Central Michigan University and served as Community Outreach Coordinator for the School of Music.

He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in bass performance from Central Michigan University, and a Doctor of Arts in Jazz Studies and Bass Performance from the University of Northern Colorado. Braun Khan is Assistant Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at Utah State University.

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