N. Scott Robinson with Malcolm Dalglish & The Ooolites at Lotus Festival, Indiana, 1999

2009 CD: Wind & Fire by Mark Holland & N. Scott Robinson in Voice of the Wind (Issue #2, 2009), 24-25, Dr. Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl. "After listening to Wind & Fire, several descriptive words splashed to the forefront of my thoughts: innovative, creative, über groove, and screaming super musicianship. There are different global flavors served up from song to song, thereby keeping the listener captivated. This CD is across-the-spectrum high caliber and imbued with an entire buffet of aural colors and experiences, not just occasionally dusting the listener with wisps of clever riffs and typical soaring melodies; rather, Mark and Scott slam home some serious music from start to finish, engaging in a symbiotic musical relationship that just plain jives. Wind & Fire is fresh and alive, with pure melodic explorations and the most comprehensive, skilled world percussion playing that I have heard to date. Mark Holland’s and N. Scott Robinson’s Wind & Fire is a compelling, masterful musical achievement. It is diverse in instrumentation, yet is still cohesive. None of the selections on this CD are out of place; rather, everything just musically gels together. It is a very five-star CD, and it is one that I highly recommend."

2009 CD: Wind & Fire by Mark Holland & N. Scott Robinson in New Age Retailer. "Wind & Fire explores the special chemistry that can exist between wooden flute and assorted "melodic" percussion, as superbly played by N. Scott Robinson. With occassional contributions from other artists, Holland & Robinson travel through a variety of gently playful or deeply entrancing sonic landscapes. Holland varies the pitch and timbre of his flutes, and Robinson wends his way through a virtual world tour of percussion instruments, most of them having a musical resonance to them."

2003 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson in Jazz Journal International 56, no. 12 (December 2003), 40, Michael Tucker. "The overall spirit of this engaging, brightly recorded and rhythmically strong record of jazz-inflected world music can be gauged from the musicians who have been of particular inspiration to N. Scott Robinson: Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, Glen Velez, Airto Moreira, Okay Temiz, Zakir Hussain, and Trilok Gurtu, among others. Much of the wide-ranging spirit of this whole recording, and especially the strongly phrased, distilled ideas of trumpeter Joe Kaminski, would seem to have a good deal in common with the poetic work of Don Cherry - in particular, the balance of arresting melodic simplicity and percussive drive which so distinguished Cherry's CODONA trio with Walcott and Vasconcelos. Anyone who enjoys the work of the aforementioned musicians should find Things That Happen Fast the kind of music to which they are, in fact, likely to wish to return to again and again."

2005 CD: World View by N. Scott Robinson in MovimentiProg (Italy, March 2005), Donato Zoppo. "E' un disco eccellente: Scott proviene dalla Berklee, l'ha inciso in presa diretta, improvvisando con frequenza, circondandosi di ospiiti di qualità. Tutto ciò rende "World view" un gioiellino della world music più progressiva. Il disco sprigiona echi di Oregon, Trilok Gurtu, Aktuala, e Ancient Future."

2004 CD: World View by N. Scott Robinson in World Rhythm 3, no. 1 (September-October 2004), 13, P. R. Brimstone. "A truly exotic blend of instrumentation provides many subtle timbres and tones. The world music concept is befitting of N. Scott Robinson's extensive experience in teaching, workshops, studying, and performing over the years. This recording has a lively edge to it and is certainly not a sleeper!"

2003 CD: World View by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 70, Lisa Rogers. "World View definitely presents the listener with a panoramic view of music. The compositions are strong, and Robinson should be commended for the unique timbres he blended in each one. World View is a breath of fresh air."

2003 Score: "Mirage" by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 57-58, Terry O'Mahoney. "N. Scott Robinson has composed a driving five-minute work for two intermediate players of the Arabic tambourine."

2003 Score: "Handful" by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, John R. Raush. "This piece affords an excellent opportunity to appreciate one of the lessons learned in the study of hand drumming - that a single, simple frame drum played with the fingers can be the source of an amazingly varied palette of sounds, as well as a musically satisfying and captivating performance."

2003 Score: "Bear Talk" by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, George Frock. ". . . the interplay between the two players creates an interesting rhythmic feel as well as tonal colors with the use of hand slaps, jingle taps, and contrasting head effects. For those wishing to include world music on an ensemble or recital, this piece is ideal."

2003 Score: "Shaken, Not Stirred" by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, Lisa Rogers. "'Shaken, Not Stirred' will definitely excite an audience!"

2003 Score: "Il Mano" by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 41, no. 6 (December 2003), 58, John H. Beck. "This fast moving and challenging solo would be an excellent encore to a percussion recital or a feature solo on a world music program."

2002 CD: Progressive World by Autumn's Child (with N. Scott Robinson) in Voice of the Wind 4, (2002), 27, Dr. Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl. "The world percussion of N. Scott Robinson is quite skilled, as usual. A gifted world percussionist, N. Scott uses an array of percussion instruments from all over the world, which provides musical and atmospheric interest throughout the CD. Scott's use of rhythmic interplay with melodies and countermelodies is enthralling. Being quite creative and expansive with his instrument choices, he provides a unique rhythmic character, which truely enhances each song."

2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson in Percussioni [Italy] 13, no. 133 (October 2002), 9, Peppe Consolmagno. "The musician N. Scott Robinson, who has studied so much about Glen Velez, Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, Airto Moreira, Okay Temiz, and many others, could not have produced a more beautiful CD in homage to these great persons than his new release Things That Happen Fast."

2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 40, no. 4 (August 2002), 78-79, John R. Raush. "This CD provides a showcase for Robinson's hand drumming expertise with attention-getting performances in a pandeiro duo (in 'Bear Talk'), on a riq (in 'Shaken, not Stirred'), on a tamburello (in 'Il Mano'), and on a bendir (in 'Handful'). As far as the original selections that feature his hand drumming artistry are concerned, Robinson can indeed claim to have found 'his own sound.'"

2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson in Drums & Percussion [Germany] 3, (May/June 2002), 97, Heinz Kronberger. "That he has mastered his instruments and has studied the masters well is evident in every tone."

2002 CD: Things That Happen Fast by N. Scott Robinson in All Music Guide, (2002), Matt Collar. "Organic, atmospheric grooves take center stage on world music artist N. Scott Robinson's second CD as leader. Robinson is a talented percussionist who's worked with the likes of Benny Carter, Glen Velez, Annea Lockwood, and John Cage. He brings all of this experience to bear on Things That Happen Fast. Most of Robinson's compositions grow out of the rhythms he creates on various exotic hand drums. Often, these instruments imply a harmonic center from which a melody is derived. Trumpeter Joe Kaminski adds a jazz flair to many tracks utilizing a pocket trumpet and kudu horn."

2006 Concert: N. Scott Robinson with Oxymora in Winchester, Virginia in Clarke Times-Courier (29 June 2006), Bob Sherwood. "Oxymora produced elegant, spirited, inventive, fresh music. The rich variety of their creativity was strongly present. "Shaken, Not Stirred" by N. Scott Robinson was a 4 minute solo on the riq (Arabic tambourine). Four arresting sounds from one tambourine all at once! Sheer acoustical fun. The innovation of this group deserves wider recognition."

2002 Concert: N. Scott Robinson and Mark Holland in St. Louis, Missouri in Voice of the Wind 2, (2002), Mya Duran. "Flutist Mark Holland and world percussionist N. ScottRobinson dazzled the Eliot Chapel audience for 90 minutes with musical magic. The two musicians were in a zone feeding off of each other's creativity and skill, providing the audience with intriguing musical journeys spanning the globe."

2002 Concert: N. Scott Robinson, Gary Stroutsos, and R. Carlos Nakai in Arizona in Voice of the Wind 1, (2002), Audrey Burk. "Next, the gifted young percussionist, N. Scott Robinson, performed a solo. He played a piece called 'Oh Naná! (Let's Go to the Desert).' Robinson not only aurally took us to the desert of the Southwest with its shimmering white light and rattlesnakes, lizards, and hot winds, but he took us to all of the mysterious, romantic deserts of the world. To achieve this, he used the Brazilian berimbau, his voice, a hindewhu, strung bells from India, strung nut shells from Cameroon, and a digital delay. The man is a musical conjurer; the audience loved it!"

2001 Concert: N. Scott Robinson and Malcolm Dalglish in Connecticut in Republican-American, (March 2001). "They stopped just short of dancing in the aisles as Malcolm Dalglish and N. Scott Robinson brought their rhythm and sound to Westover School. The soft sound of Dalglish's hammer dulcimer echoed through the room and Robinson created a backdrop of sound effects with tambourines, wooden bowls, and an assortment of world percussion."

1998 CD: Pleasure by Malcolm Dalglish (with N. Scott Robinson) in Alternate Music Press: The Multimedia Journal of New Music, (1998), Ben Kettlewell. "Pleasure provides a broad sweep of musical forms: ballads, mouth music, lullabies, laments, old hymns, and dance songs. Dalglish's hammer dulcimer accompaniment heard throughout the recording is perfectly complimented by the delicate polyrhythmic textures of Glen Velez and N. Scott Robinson's frame drums, shakers, udus, and mbira."

1996 Article: "On the Move: N. Scott Robinson" in Modern Drummer 20, no. 2 (February 1996), 126. "N. Scott Robinson is a drummer/percussionist who has taken a different path than most of his peers. Although he has studied with such drumset artists as Peter Erskine and Keith Copeland and performed with jazz great Benny Carter, Scott has put his emphasis on percussion that draws from music of other cultures. His effort is based on intensive studies with great hand drummers like Glen Velez and NanáVasconcelos, and with orchestral percussionist William Moersch."

1997 Video Review: Hand Drumming: Exercises for Unifying Technique by N. Scott Robinson in Percussive Notes 35, no. 6 (December 1997), 70, John Beck. "Robinson speaks clearly and knowledgeably, and he demonstrates ideas in a manner that can be easily understood."

1996 Video Review: Hand Drumming: Exercises for Unifying Technique by N. Scott Robinson in Modern Drummer 21, no. 8 (August 1997), 130, Victor Rendón. "Exploring new and original ideas for playing udu, this video is an interesting treatment of a unique musical avenue."

1995 CD Review: Thousand Year Dreaming by Annea Lockwood (with N. Scott Robinson) in Schwann Opus, (Fall 1995), Joan La Barbara. "Lockwood's musicians are well-chosen from the wealth of soloists, composer/performers, instrument builders, and new-music specialists who have congregated on the northeastern seaboard, and she has channeled their energies and intellects into a particularly cohesive purpose. One cannot help but be transfixed by the care and purity with which these experts selflessly approach this refined task."

1994 CD Review: Thousand Year Dreaming by Annea Lockwood in Experimental Musical Instruments 9, (June 1994). "In the last movement, a deluge of flurrying frame drums are added, which a quartet of didjeridu overcomes played by such artists as Jon Gibson, N. Scott Robinson, Art Baron, and Libby Van Cleve. It is a lengthy four-movement work full of vibrancy and subtlety, certainly awakening and releasing the power of sonic energy."

1991 Concert: N. Scott Robinson with Annea Lockwood at St. Peter's Church, NYC in The Village Voice, (January 2, 1991), 71, Kyle Gann. "'Thousand Year Dreaming' opened with an arresting effect I had never heard before: Art Baron and N. Scott Robinson, blowing through conch shells, played a series of converging glissandi in opposite directions, creating wild beat patterns as their pitches neared each other. In between solos and rubbed gongs, I got what I listen to music for: chills up my spine."

1991 Concert: N. Scott Robinson with Elodie Lauten at Performing Garage, NYC in The Village Voice, (May 15, 1991), 86, Kyle Gann. "Lauten, streamlining her style, played mellow jazz patterns of early-Terry Riley purity, with small percussion by Mustapha Ahmed and a nice steel drum solo by N. Scott Robinson. I loved the music, if the evening had been titled 'A Pleasant Evening,' it would have fully satisfied its billing."

1989 Concert: N. Scott Robinson with Glen Velez at The Knitting Factory, NYC in The Village Voice, (October 24, 1989), 88, Kyle Gann. "When the trio shifted to a frame drum quartet with N. Scott Robinson, I figured it was a throw away piece to give Steve Gorn a rest. Instead, it was the evening's climax: hot cross-rhythms, shifting meters, and somehow a catchy melody, with just four goddamn drums!"