Jazz Articles about Gregg Simpson

Gregg Simpson: Avant-Garde from Vancouver

by Taran Singh
August 15, 2006

I came across Gregg Simpson's website while surfing the web for free jazz in Canada. It's amazing how the avant-garde scene in Canada is seldom talked about. Prior to getting acquainted with Gregg Simpson, the thought of free jazz in the 60s and 70s brought to mind New York, Paris, Berlin. Now it also makes me think of Vancouver. Drummer Gregg Simpson was one of the pioneers of the avant-garde in Canada along with pianists Paul Plimley ...