Sonny Greenwich

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Sonny Greenwich (* 1. January 1936 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a Canadian guitarist of modern jazz .

Live and act

Sonny Greenwich began his musical career in Toronto and moved to New York City in 1965 , where he played with saxophonist Charles Lloyd at the Village Gate jazz club . Greenwich's reputation brought him the attention of John Handy , who toured with him in 1966/67 to Seattle , San Francisco and New York. During this time Greenwich worked on the album Third Season ( Blue Note Records ) by Hank Mobley .

In 1968 Sonny Greenwich formed his own quartet with pianist Teddy Saunders , bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Jack DeJohnette , with whom he performed in New York's Village Vanguard . In December 1969, Greenwich played with Miles Davis , Wayne Shorter , Chick Corea , Dave Holland and Tony Williams at the Colonial Tavern in Toronto. The following year, Greenwich's band opened up for Miles Davis' Toronto performance. Greenwich also worked with Pharoah Sanders , McCoy Tyner , Chick Corea and Sun Ra . In the 1990s, Kenny Wheeler ( Kenny & Sonny ) and Paul Bley appeared as guest musicians on his albums . He performed with Bley before recording at the Montreal Jazz Festival .

Greenwich is one of the most important Canadian jazz musicians; in the Canadian Book of Lists he is named as one of the "10 best Canadian jazz musicians of all time". In 2006 he was awarded the Order of Canada for his services to the culture of Canada .

Discography (selection)

  • Sonny Greenwich / Ed Bickert Quartet: Days Gone By ( Sackville , 1979)
  • Sonny Greenwich Quartet: Bird of Paradise ( Justin Time Records , 1986)
  • Live at Sweet Basil (Justin Time, 1987)
  • Standard Idioms (Kleo, 1991/92)
  • Hymn to the Earth (Kleo, 1994), Spitit in the Air (Kleo, 1995)
  • Kenny Wheeler / Sonny Greenwich Quintet: Kenny & Sonny live at the Montreal Jazz Festival (Justin Time, 1993)
  • Paul Bley / Sonny Greenwich: Outside In (Justin Time, 1994)
  • Sonny Greenwich / Marilyn Lerner : Special Angel (CBC, 2003)

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SURNAME Greenwich, Sonny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton, Ontario , Canada