Greg Abate

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Performed at the San Jose Jazz Festival 2011

Greg Abate (born May 31, 1947 in Fall River , Massachusetts ) is an American jazz musician ( saxophone , flute ), arranger , music teacher and composer .

Life

Abate grew up in Woonsocket (Rhode Island) ; in high school he learned the clarinet . He then studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and then lived for a few years in California before returning to Berklee in 1972 to complete his education. He then worked in the bands of Ray Charles (1973/74 as the successor to David Fathead Newman ), from 1978 with his own band Channel One and from 1985 to 1987 in the Artie Shaw Orchestra under the direction of Dick Johnson ; he also took part in the recordings of Herb Pomeroy and Claudio Roditi . He lives in Rhode Island and occurs mainly on the east coast of the USA , but also in Europe. Since the early 1990s, he has released a number of albums under his own name on the labels Seaside, Candid and Blue Chip Jazz. Abate, who plays in the bebop and hardbop tradition, counts Charlie Parker , Paul Desmond and Phil Woods among his main influences.

Abate is an Adjunct Instructor of Jazz at Rhode Island College . He teaches jazz improvisation and jazz theory, but also supervises jazz combos. He leads workshops, clinics and master classes in the US and worldwide .

Discography (selection)

  • Greg Abate - Spirit , 1987, Stage Door Records AVL 89131. The Greg Abate Group featuring Claudio Roditi. Released as an audio cassette .
  • Two sides of Greg Abate , 1988, Buckley Records. The Greg Abate Quartet. Released as an audio cassette.
  • Bop City - Live in Birdland NYC, 1991, Candid Records CCD 79513. The Greg Abate Quartet : Greg Abate (alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, flute), James Williams (piano), Rufus Reid (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums )
  • Greg Abate straight ahead, 1993, Candid Records CCD 79530. Greg Abate (alto and tenor saxophone), Claudio Roditi ( trumpet , flugelhorn ), Hilton Ruiz (piano), George Mraz (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , 1994, Candid Records CCD 79715, The Greg Abate Quartet : Greg Abate (alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone , flute), Richie Cole (alto saxophone), Chris Neville (piano), Paul Del Nero (Bass) and Artie Cabral (drums)
  • My Buddy, 1997, Seaside Recordings SSMB 132. Greg Abate and Friends : Greg Abate (alto, soprano, tenor saxophone, flute), Donna Byrne ( vocals ), Paul Fontaine (trumpet), Mac Chrupcala (piano), Marshall Wood ( Bass), Al Bernstein (bass) and John Anter (drums)
  • Greg Abate: It's Christmastime , 1997, Brownstone Recordings BRCD 959. Greg Abate (alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, flute), Herb Pomeroy (trumpet, flugelhorn), Paul Broadnax (piano, vocals), Jack Pezanelli (guitar), Mark Pucci (bass), Peter Kontrimas (bass) and Matt Gordy (drums)
  • Bop Lives , 1998, Blue Chip Jazz 4001, The Greg Abate Quintet : Greg Abate (alto saxophones), Claudio Roditi (trumpet, flugelhorn), Kenny Barron (piano), Rufus Reid (bass) and Ben Riley (drums)
  • Broken Dreams , 2000, Seaside Recordings SSMB 144. Greg Abate and Friends : Greg Abate (alto, soprano, tenor saxophone), Frank Tiberi (tenor saxophone), Mac Chrupcala (piano), Dave Zinno (bass) and John Anter (drums)
  • Happy Samba , 2000, Blue Chip Jazz 4004-2. The Greg Abate Quintet: Greg Abate (alto, soprano saxophone, flute), Mark Soskin (piano), Harvie Swartz (vertical bass), Ed Uribe (drums and percussion) and Wilson “Chembo” Corniel ( congas )
  • Evolution , 2002, 1201 Music 60132. Greg Abate (alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute), James Williams (piano), Harvie Swartz (bass) and Billy Hart (drums)
  • Horace Is Here, Koko Jazz Records, 2004, a Horace Silver tribute album. Greg Abate (saxophone), Claudio Roditi (trumpet), Hilton Ruiz (piano), Marshall Wood (bass), Art Cabral (drums)
  • Monsters in the night, Koko Jazz Records, 2005. Greg Abate (alto and tenor saxophone), Paul Nagel (piano), Bill Miele (electric bass), Art Montanaro ( trombone ), Vinnie Pagano (drums)
  • Kindred Spirits, Live at Chan’s , 2016, Whaling City Sound. Greg Abate & Phil Woods
  • Gratitude (2019)

reception

Howard Reich, music critic at the Chicago Tribune, admits Abate's work with a feeling of constant invention and creativity , while Jim Merod, New Jazz Recordings, calls him one of the most appealing saxophonists on the jazz scene today. Chris Robinson describes him on conn-selmer.com as one of the best post- bebop alto saxophonists today and admits the title Prince of Bebop .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Greg Abate portrait at All About Jazz ( memento of the original from September 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.allaboutjazz.com
  2. ↑ Greg Abate at Allmusic (English)
  3. ↑ a b Greg Abate. In: http://www.ric.edu . Rhode Island College, February 1, 2017, accessed March 10, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Chris Robinson: Greg Abate. In: https://www.conn-selmer.com . Conn-Selmer, Inc, accessed March 10, 2018 .
  5. ↑ http://jazztimes.com/articles/13564-evolution-greg-abate
  6. ↑ Chris Robinson: Greg Abate. In: https://www.conn-selmer.com . Conn-Selmer, Inc, accessed March 10, 2018 .


personal data
SURNAME Abate, Greg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (saxophone, flute), arranger, music teacher and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Fall River , Massachusetts