Greg Osby

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About Me

Craft:
educator/teacher, composer, musician
Instruments:
soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
Genres:
folk, psychedelic, avant-garde
Influences:
Andrew Hill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Duke Ellington, Herbie Nichols, Art Tatum, Von Freeman, Ben Webster, Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, Olivier Messiaen, Mary Lou Williams, Jaki Byard

Recording artist, saxophonist and composer Greg Osby has recorded and toured with such diverse artists as Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Jack DeJohnette, Andrew Hill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Jim Hall and The Dead. Mr. Osby is a four time winner of the prestigious Jazz Journalists Award and is a recent recipient of the Doris Duke Foundation award for composers.

In addition to his performance schedule, Osby devotes a generous amount of his time to educational activities. He was an adjunct faculty member in the jazz program at The Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland from 2000 to 2003, a faculty member of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and the New School in New York and has hosted clinics and lectures at some of the most prestigious music conservatories in the world. In November 2003, Osby brought his group to Harvard University where they were in residency for a week of clinics and performances. The residency included a commission of a new work, which Osby and his quartet premiered at the closing concert. In addition to his intense touring schedule, Osby is now teaching full time at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

In 2008, Osby started his own Cd imprint "Inner Circle Music", which is home ot some of the the current scene's best and brightest new talents. www.innercirclemusic.net

Osby continues to tour with his primary groups the "Greg Osby Five", "Channel 3" and "Symbols of Light", an eight piece string and jazz ensemble. He has earned numerous awards, and critical acclaim for his recorded works and exciting live performances.

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Band or Group:
9 Levels
Favorite Lyric:

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return"...

Day Job:
looking for work, but not a J.O.B.
Website:
http://www.inercirclemusic.net

Working With Others

How I Work:

I begin with short sketches and germs of ideas that have been documented on manuscript paper, note pads or sung into a recording device (usually my mobile phone, laptop, iPod or minidisc.) I usually work them out on piano or on my horn. They are then transferred to Logic Audio (my favorite) and are further developed.in score form and fine tuned before being presented to my g band.

Experience:

Lots, but always in need of more.

Equipment:

Things and stuff.... and even more things. (most of which is either obsolete or in need of repair.)

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Comments

Matt Gingras wrote on April 12, 2009:

Your talent is much appreciated. Nice work!


Chris Dargay wrote on February 27, 2009:

Smooth jams Greg. Thanx!


patton m. wrote on February 17, 2009:

great treasures you find on indaba


Tamm E Hunt wrote on November 4, 2008:

JOIN WWW.THEGLOBALJAZZNETWORK.NING.COM


ZiQue "theAltituDe" wrote on August 27, 2008:

Nice interview...Your work is awesome.
Much respect to you.
Take care...

ZiQue


michael worsham wrote on August 23, 2008:

wow. it's like listening to miles d......with a smooth twist.


Matt Macfarlane wrote on August 13, 2008:

Hey Greg, just listened to you on the Indaba Podcast. I just wanted to say I really liked where your head's at, and some of the stuff you said really helped me come out of kind of a difficult time with music. Thanks.


young shotty wrote on July 30, 2008:

stop by the page and tell me what you think about my mariah remix


Ryan Rogalski wrote on June 6, 2008:

Nice meeting you last week Greg. Logic is also my favorite.


JoLynn Seaman wrote on December 20, 2007:

Hey, thanks for the contact, Greg. Your "Berklee" tracks were so fun to work with. It's very nice to see your contributions here. :)


Teisha Marie wrote on September 4, 2007:

Very nice!!!!! Thanks for checking me out!


Roberta Piket wrote on September 1, 2007:

Thanks for the contact add Greg. Would love to play with you.

Best, Roberta


Traylor Roberts wrote on August 29, 2007:

nice pic. tight stuff


DREAD DAZE peacein wrote on May 19, 2007:

very cool songs

check us at
http://www.myspace.com/dreaddaze


Josie Vie wrote on April 28, 2007:

Thanks for the interest...let's stay in touch
Josie Vie


Secret Video Man wrote on April 25, 2007:

Channel Three sounds great! You should add more songs for us to hear! Great playing! Great sound!