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Gregg August, Dialogues On Race at Soapbox Gallery

Courtesy of Soapbox Gallery | Posted on September 23, 2020

Where

Soapbox Gallery
636 Dean Street
New York, NY
Map
(516) 559-5099

When

Sun, November 15, 2020
8:00 pm

Musicians

John Ellis
saxophone, tenor
Bruce Williams
saxophone
Stacy Dillard
saxophone
Ken Thomson
saxophone
Jim Seeley
flugelhorn
Frank Lacy
trombone
Luis Perdomo
keyboards

About

Bassist and composer Gregg August spans the classical, avant-garde, jazz and Latin jazz worlds making him one of the most versatile musicians on the scene today. He is member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Associate) as well as the American Composers Orchestra, Westchester Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Gregg is also the former Principal Bass of La Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona and the Brooklyn Philharmonic.

As a jazz bassist Gregg is a member of the JD Allen Trio, having recorded 9 albums with the group, as well as Arturo O’farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, with whom he’s won 5 Grammy awards. In 2003 Gregg formed his own record label, Iacuessa Records, for which he has recorded three critically acclaimed albums of entirely his own original music: Four by Six ( 2012), One Peace (2007) and Late August (Iacuessa Records 2005). ...

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