Jemmie Robertson is currently Associate Professor of Trombone at the University of Florida and Principal Trombone of the Gainesville Orchestra and the Ocala Symphony. Jemmie studied at Northwestern University, DM, 2006, with Michael Mulcahy and Randall Hawes; Yale University, MM, 2003, with Scott Hartman and John Swallow; and the University of Northern Colorado, BM, 1997, with Buddy Baker. Jemmie grew up in Billings, Montana where he studied with his father, Dr. James D. Robertson. Recent international performances include the International Trombone Festival in London, Ontario, Canada (July 2025); Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane, Australia (May 2025); Melbourne Conservatorium, (May 2025); Australian National Academy of Music (May 2025); Sydney Conservatorium (April 2025); Tourbon Low Brass Festival, La Serena, Chile, January 2025; Brazilian Trombone Festival, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, August 2024; Semana de Trombones, Conservatorio de Música, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile, September 2023 and August 2022; Trombonanza, Santa Fe, Argentina, August 2023; Urubrass Festival and Tour in Uruguay, Jan. 2023; Alessi Seminar, Fossano, Italy, April 2022; Solo Recital Tour with Yoko Yamada in Japan (July 2019; Fête de la musique at la Êglise de la Madeleine, Paris, France, July 2019; Les Anches d'Azur Music Festival, La Croix- Valmer, France, June 2019; ATPB Trombone Festival, João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, May 2019; and the Lille Trombone Festival, Lille, France, April 2019. Jemmie will appear as a featured artist at the 2025 International Trombone Festival in Canada where he will also conduct the University of Florida Trombone Ensemble in a performance featuring newly commissioned works written for the ensemble. Dr. Robertson has also appeared as a featured artist and performer at several recent ITFs, including, most recently, Fort Worth, Texas, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023; Conway, Arkansas, 2022; and Columbus, Georgia, 2021. Jemmie performed with the Breckenridge Music Festival from 2000 to 2019, and as Principal Trombone of the Santo Domingo Festival in the Dominican Republic from 2011 to 2015. Jemmie is an avid chamber musician currently performs with the Brews Brothers Duo and the University of Florida Faculty Brass Quintet. Previously he was a founding member and bass trombonist with the American Trombone Quartet who released the recording project Premiere! on the Mark Custom label in 2020. Jemmie is an active orchestral musician, having recently performed with The Florida Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra and ensembleNEWSRQ. While living in the mid-west he had the opportunity to perform with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Music of the Baroque, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Civic Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and many others. Jemmie was a member of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in 2000 and prior to that was a member and frequent soloist with the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America at Langley Air Force Base from 1996-1999. Jemmie has published four solo recordings: Red Dragonfly, 2021, Mark Custom; Collaborations 2017; Conditions of a Solitary Bird, 2014 and A New Day Dawning, 2008, MSR Classics. Jemmie is an Edwards Artist and Clinician and actively performs on his Edwards T396-AR and B454-E.