Jazz Articles about Greg Hatza

About Greg Hatza

Album Review

Melodic Intersect: Looking Forward

Read "Looking Forward" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
September 6, 2017

Melodic Intersect has released their 6th studio album, Looking Forward. The ensemble congregates musicians from different backgrounds to create a sound that is unique, with a strong world flavor. Lead by Enayet Hossain, a tabla player that has had years of experience in the realm of Indian classical music and started the Melodic Intersect group to be able to create music that is unique and highly improvisational. The other players in the ensemble are: Hidayat Khan who plays the sitar ...

Album Review

The Greg Hatza ORGANization: Snake Eyes

Read "Snake Eyes" reviewed by Douglas Payne

by Douglas Payne
August 1, 1998

Here's a nice soul-jazz date from Baltimore-based organist Greg Hatza that will happily take many back to the smoke filled clubs when organ combos ruled the scene. Some may remember the two nifty trio dates Hatza recorded for Coral in 1967 with guitarist Eric Gale and Grady Tate. If DJs ever happen upon these, they're sure to become acid-jazz classics. Hatza seems to have vanished from the scene as electronic keyboards and fusion took over jazz and resurfaced only recently, ...