Rob Christian is an amazingly talented, award winning, jazz flute sax and piano player, who has been performing extensively in the Toronto area for over 7 years. Rob's cool interpretations cause people to do a double take, when they realize it is such a young person performing. His technique, musicality and stage presence stop people in their tracks! Seeing (and hearing) is believing!
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Rob has an extensive repertoire of jazz, swing, latin, funk, classical and popular standards as well as original material. Rob also works with jazz/soul vocalist Marisa Lindsay, plays sax and flute with the Quincy Bullen Band and is a member of Ninja Funk Orchestra.

Rob has performed at the Beaches International Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Markham Jazz Festival, Parti Gras at the Distillery District, several other jazz and street festivals in southern Ontario as well as many other Toronto area events. He is also in demand for private and corporate functions.

“He demonstrates his musical talents with crisp phrasing, exquisite soloing and bouncy improvisation. Make no mistake: The teenager has chops.”
Chris Traber, Staff writer, Markham Economist & Sun (click to read full article)

Rob has been selected to receive the Moe Koffman Memorial Scholarship from the University of Toronto in 2007, received an IAJE (International Association for Jazz Education) Scholarship, in 2006, a Rotary Jazz Award for ‘Up and Coming Jazz Musician’ in 2005 and a $1,500.00, Celebration of the Arts Award in 2004. He has been featured in a number of newspapers and has been a guest on Breakfast Television and Rogers TV. Rob was selected two years in a row to be in the audition only, Ontario Provincial Honour Band, (the first year for flute, the next year for alto sax).

Rob has CD’s available: 'Sixteen', a diverse collection of jazz songs, 'Get Real', a seven song EP with a contemporary jazz style and the Quintessential Boys CD, 'Underage'. For more information, check out the cd ordering page.


Rob has studied flute with Geza Farkas (classical) and Bill McBirnie (jazz).