Gregory Gaynair

Gregory Gaynair (born January 18, 1961 in Düsseldorf ) is a German jazz pianist .

Gaynair, son of the musician Wilton Gaynair , learned to play the piano from the age of seven; he played in bands early on . He studied with Francis Coppieters at the Cologne University of Music ; since then he has been working as a pianist with musicians such as Arnett Cobb , Woody Shaw and Gene Mighty Fly Conners . He belonged to the band of John C. Marshall , with whom he also recorded several albums, and founded his own quartet; he also appears in a duo with Jörg Siebenhaar. According to Jürgen Wölfer , some of his music has “an attractive Caribbean color”. He can also be heard on albie Donelly albums.

Discographic notes

• Gregory Gaynair / Jörg Siebenhaar Deux Grands Cafes (2011)
• DeVoto (with Ralf Kleine-Tebe, Rolf Behet; 2004)
• Gregory Gaynair's Pimiento Express Muy Picante (with Wolfgang Engelbertz, Sameh Mina, Alfonso Garrida: 2000)

Lexical entries

• Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .

Web links

• Web presence with discography
• Gregory Gaynair at Discogs (English)