Name: Midnight in the Alleyway by Christopher Robin Cox in Christopher Robin Cox Sound Sample
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Description: One of a few improvisations I did for a project. This is one of the outtakes.

Christopher Robin Cox Sound Sample

This is a loop produced on trombone, playing through a series of guitar pedals, live in one sitting, no overdubbing.

Recalibrate

One of a few improvisations I did for a project. This is one of the outtakes.

Midnight in the Alleyway

Recorded live with the use of delay, distortion, baking paper, and looping pedal.

JUNE26.2

Cosmic Cluster - Live 1

This is a series of interviews with musicians and interesting folks from NYC and other parts of the world. Hosted by drummer Federico Ughi. Episode 25 is All the Talking with saxophone player and composer James Brandon Lewis. Recorded during the SOF Music Residency in Tangier, Morocco, 2023.

Check out James Brandon Lewis’ website:
https://jblewis.com/

SOF MUSIC RESIDENCIES
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Episode 25 - All the Talking with James Brandon Lewis

The train has left the station! The Skopje-Budapest trans-Balkan free-jazz railroad is in operation. First stop - ‘URGENT’.

Budapest based-American trombonist Christopher Cox, fronts this outstanding trio, featuring two of the mainstays of Hungarian creative jazz - Péter Ajtai and Attila Gyárfás - both accomplished "first call" improvisers. Meeting for an inaugural session on a dreadfully hot day in July 2023, at the popular venue Lumen Kávéző (where they could jam relatively undisturbed in the small theatre) the result was stunning! It sounded like they had played together for years. It felt that way too.
Recorded with nothing but a Zoom H5 handheld recorder, Cox independently released this spontaneous session, calling it Black Box.
This exiting trio's first PMGJazz release (and established label debut) is different. Whereas the first recording of this trio was a kind of happy accident, this one is not. They consciously decided to make another DIY recording. Approaching the session without much deliberation, they pierce the wall of silence with spontaneous angular attacks, filling the room with a natural sonic picture beautifully captured with just a pair of stereo microphones.

Hunting for Winners

Dragon Flies from a Dead Sky

These are two teaser tracks from a full-length live recording we did on a recent tour in April of 2025. This show was recorded by Roland Heidrich at Ben Utca, a beautiful house venue in the village of Kápolnásnyék in Hungary, about 30 minutes outside of Budapest. 

We are currently speaking with several different outlets about releasing this record. Please contact Christopher Cox if you are interested in having this group potentially on your roster. 

The Sürgős Quartet will be planning a lengthy tour in the late Fall of 2025, so please reach out if you are interested in booking us for a show. 

Sürgős Sample 1 - Live in Hungary

Doom Bone 1

From a live show at Cafe Maude in Minneapolis, MN in 2011.  
Christopher Robin Cox (trombone)
Chris Bates (bass)
Pete Hennig (drums)

Sonny Moon For Two

Recorded live in AU Wien 21.09.2018

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Live @XOXO

Recorded Live at Pixie Istanbul (Digital Drugs #1) on 9.11.18

"More Hello"
Composition by Steve Swell, recorded in 2010 by Ullmann/Swell Quartet featuring Barry Altschul and Hill Greene.

More Hello

A'Dam Beautiful Roses

01 drone

Christopher Robin Cox is a trombonist, composer and free improviser, heavily active on the Budapest underground music scene, and increasingly traveling to other parts of Europe. He often performs solo, utilizing electronics, but also with many artists playing acoustic. 
In the last year he has played numerous shows in France, Austria, Czechia, and Croatia, with such artists as George Cremasci, Jakub Svenar, Zeynep Sarikartal, Franz Hautzinger, Jason Robinson, Denman Maroney, Denis Fournier, and many others. 
Planned Releases for the coming year:
URGENT by the Cox/Ajtai/Gyarfas Trio :: late Winter release 
PUNK SOLO by Christopher Robin Cox :: Due out in early Spring

Midnight in the Alleyway

Christopher Robin Cox

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