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Michelle Gr: Reaching
by John Kelman
Michelle Grégoire may have been an active freelance artist for the past twenty years, but it's only now that she's releasing her long-overdue debut, the graceful and accessible mainstream effort Reaching. The Winnipeg, Canada born-and-raised pianist has studied with composer/arranger Maria Schneider, trumpeter/composer Kenny Wheeler, and trombonist/composer Bob Brookmeyer, and has contributed her talents, both as player and composer, to the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra since its inception in '97.
For this quintet date she has picked some of the cream ...
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