Jazz Articles about Greg Osby

Greg Osby: Public

by Mark F. Turner
May 25, 2004

Over the past couple of years Blue Note has released live recordings such as On This Day at the Village Vanguard by saxophonist Joe Lovano and The Bandwagon by pianist Jason Moran. The trend continues with Public, the new release by alto saxophonist Greg Osby. A respected musician, bandleader, and innovator with a unique presence in terms of composition and style, Osby's alto voice is easily recognizable. But make no mistake about his music, which is progressive, cerebral, and challenging--warranting ...

A Fireside Chat with Greg Osby

by AAJ Staff
February 21, 2004

For as long as I have known Greg Osby, he has been searching. Perhaps that is why I admire Osby the man, the searching. Osby has been searching, is searching, and odds are will continue to search. So I really have no business speaking for him and will give the mic to Oz, the man, the myth, the searcher, unedited and in his own words. Although, I will part on this note. Everybody have fun tonight. Everybody Wang Chung tonight.

A Fireside Chat With Greg Osby

by AAJ Staff
November 29, 2003

Every so often, Greg Osby goes through a ronin phase. He hermits himself from the public microscope and works on his craft. With great introspection and exploration, Osby returns with a renewed sense of artistry that kicks my ass. Oz's latest release, Inner Circle, has been lauded as his “best" by many.

Since I'm not him, I certainly am not qualified to quantify anything he's done as being the “best," but there are a handful I ...

Capitol Jazz: Osby Returns to D.C.

by Franz A. Matzner
October 23, 2003

Kennedy Center Jazz Club Washington, D.C. October 16, 2003 Taking the stage last week with quite a different line-up than appeared on his latest release, Greg Osby illustrated just how far the Kennedy Center Jazz Club has come since opening its doors to small venue style jazz performance. Only in its second season, the Kennedy Center has already boasted numerous high profile visitors, and thanks to the innovative programming of musical director Dr. ...

Greg Osby: St. Louis Shoes

by Franz A. Matzner
October 8, 2003

It takes time to assess St. Louis Shoes. In fact, to wax intellectual about the process, it requires the exegetical approach usually reserved for vast, inter-textual novels like Dr. Faustus or Gravity's Rainbow. Each encounter reveals ever new intrigues, insights, and moments of grace. And just like with Faust, you?d better go back to the source material. Each of the nine tracks on St. Louis Shoes is based on another composer's work. Through these, Greg Osby gifts ...

Greg Osby: St. Louis Shoes

by Mark F. Turner
June 25, 2003

From the jazz sounds of his birthplace in St Louis to his present home in New York, the new recording St. Louis Shoes allows the listener to musically walk in the footsteps of one today’s most distinctive jazz saxophonists: Greg Osby. The nine compositions chronicle different composers and styles that have influenced the artist. As on his recent efforts Inner Circle and Symbols of Light, the music continues to thrive and encompass a crisp personality.

For the new recording, Osby ...

Greg Osby: Q & A

by AAJ Staff
February 28, 2003

Saxophonist Greg Osby is a musician who doesn't believe in standing still. Born in St. Louis in 1960, Osby became one of the founders of the influential, innovative M-Base musical collective in New York City in the late 1980s. Osby has also produced one of the most interesting,diverse series of recordings in jazz over the past 15 years ' most of it released on the prestigious Blue Note label. Now in his early forties, Osby continues to challenge the musical ...