Article Contributed by Leighton Media
Published on 2026-10-02
Keyboardist and composer Robeone has released his new instrumental album, If You Don’t Know What It Is, It Must Be Jazz, through Transglobal Records. The seven-track album blends progressive rock, jazz fusion, electronic textures, and playful experimentation. One hundred percent of the album’s proceeds will support The Bob Moog Foundation, continuing Robeone’s long relationship with the organization.
Robeone performs all instruments—all are keyboards—to create the depth and variety of a full ensemble. The music moves through elements of funk, progressive rock, jazz fusion, and cinematic electronic storytelling.
Track titles such as “Crimble Crumble,” “Hello Bambinos,” “Fox in the Freezer,” and “Sit Wilson Sit” reference the British sitcom Friday Night Dinner, adding humor and personality to the project.
The opening track, “A Lovely Bit of Squirrel,” introduces the album’s approach: guitar-like tones, flute-like colors, bass textures, and suspenseful percussion emerging entirely from Robeone’s keyboard arrangements.
CD Release Event at Progstock
Robeone is a returning performer at ProgStock, where he is known as the festival’s “resident minstrel in the park.”
The American Northeast's Only International Progressive Rock Festival,
October 8-10, 2026 in Rutherford, NJ
Main Event (Thursday, Oct 8 – Saturday, Oct 10, 2026):
Williams Center, 15 Sylvan Street, Rutherford, NJ 07070
After-Party (Sunday, Oct 11, 2026, 12:30 PM): Bolero Snort Brewery,
316 20th Street, Carlstadt, NJ 07072
Artist Background
Robeone (Robert Schindler) has recorded and performed since the early 1970s. His credits include work with Ronnie Spector, Johnny Nash—playing the Mini Moog on “I Can See Clearly Now”—and Jimmy Page, programming the Moog module at Electric Lady Studios for the mixing of Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same.
He has performed and recorded with Mayson (Bearsville Records), The States (Chrysalis/Boardwalk), ZOOM (New Age Music Planet Records), and Melodic Revolution Records artists Red32, Tony Romero’s Vortex, and Joe Mac’s American Garage. His soundtrack work includes the award-winning documentary The Fiery Narrows – Following the Path of John Charles Fremont.
The music video for “Hello Bambinos” is also available now and can be viewed on YouTube. Created by Blake Carpenter, the music video intersperses Robeone performing at his keyboards at home with puppies and kittens. When he’s not making music or playing live, Robeone fosters rescued dogs.
