Jazz Articles about Greg Osby

Greg Osby: Channel Three

by Mark F. Turner
July 29, 2005

Progressive jazz enthusiasts have to admire an artist who is willing to take chances. From early beginnings with the creative music outlet of the M-BASE collective and popular music which included early hip hop, to becoming one of today's most individualistic jazz artists, saxophonist Greg Osby has continued to create music that is grounded yet is always flourishing towards inventiveness. After having recorded in various jazz ensembles small and large, it's hard to believe that Channel Three is his first ...

Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte as Groundtruther: Latitude

by John Kelman
August 21, 2004

Following up and developing on the concept begun with 8-string guitarist Charlie Hunter's first meeting with percussionist Bobby Previte, '03's Come in Red Dog, This is Tango Leader , the two artists form Groundtruther, a project with three proposed records to be released on the cutting edge Thirsty Ear Label, each with a different guest to round things out to a trio. If the first record, Latitude , is any indication, this is clearly like nothing we've ever heard from ...

Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte as Groundtruther: Latitude

by Mark F. Turner
August 17, 2004

Take three popular and progressive mainstream jazz artists with distinct reputations and styles. Throw in a recording label known for diverse music. Add a heavy dose of experimentation, and stir.

Latitude is the first of three recordings featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter and drummer Bobby Previte in their side venture group, Groundtruther. Each recording will feature a different guest artist forming a trio with the intent of creating spontaneous musical themes utilizing synthesized sounds and abstract ideas. The first guest is ...

The Greg Osby 4 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland 4-17-04

by Mark Sabbatini
August 5, 2004

Greg Osby The Greg Osby 4 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland 4-17-04 www.gregosby.com 2004

Greg Osby's desire to release several albums a year in the old Blue Note tradition is finding life in the most modern way possible.

The alto saxophonist is offering free downloads of more than a dozen full-length live performances from the past several years at his internet site, www.gregosby.com . They feature top-notch sound and some of ...

Greg Osby: Public

by Jeff Stockton
July 3, 2004

I know the bills at Blue Note are paid by Miss Norah Jones, but when jazz fans are looking for the sound defined by the label in the '60s, it's comforting to know that the Blue Note legacy can be heard on the label itself. In 2004, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran and Greg Osby are all keepers of the flame. And no one over the course of the past decade has done more to nurture young talent and carve a ...

Greg Osby: Public

by Eric J. Iannelli
June 6, 2004

Greg Osby Public Blue Note 2004

Alto saxophonist Greg Osby has been releasing about one album per year since signing to Blue Note in 1990, some of which have been contrived and shaky forays into rap, spirituality and other commercial gimmickry. (If you want a mix of rap and jazz, find a copy of Soweto Kinch's excellent Conversations with the Unseen ; if you want spirituality, look no further than Coltrane or ...

Greg Osby: Public

by Jim Santella
June 2, 2004

Recorded live at New York’s Jazz Standard this past January, Public combines standards and originals in a program that features Greg Osby’s unique alto saxophone timbre and witty musical conversation. Like Monk, the artist enjoys a light use of dissonance in his uplifting interpretations. His cohesive quartet/quintet reaches deep inside and draws up the emotion.

What better way to explore from within than through “Summertime”? Osby and Nicholas Payton converse on its theme while piano, bass and ...