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Gregg Arthur
Acclaimed Australian jazz vocalist and songwriter Gregg Arthur has built an international career spanning the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Widely regarded as Australia’s premier male jazz vocalist, Gregg is celebrated for his warm baritone, refined phrasing, and charismatic stage presence, bringing timeless standards to life alongside his beautifully crafted original songs.
Gregg’s career highlights include Las Vegas residencies with Vincent Falcone, Frank Sinatra’s musical director, and a long-term residency at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill in Bel Air, Los Angeles with Pat Senatore and Tom Ranier. He has appeared at major venues including the Sydney Opera House, State Theatre Sydney, City Recital Hall Sydney, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, and Singapore’s Victoria Theatre. In 2018, he opened the Melbourne International Jazz Festival for Branford Marsalis, and in 2023–24 he toured 22 concerts across Australia with James Morrison and John Morrison’s Swing City Big Band.
Praised internationally for his smooth vocal style and lyrical sensitivity, Gregg has been endorsed by Tony Bennett in the United States, Michael Parkinson on the BBC, Don Heckman in the Los Angeles Times, Eric Myers in The Weekend Australian, and John Shand in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Tony Bennett wrote:
“I love the way you sing. You’re yourself which makes you an original singer. Your phrasing is perfection.”
John Shand wrote:
“Most contemporary jazz singers would kill to pen songs the quality of Arthur’s originals.”
Recent and Upcoming Endeavours
Gregg’s national TV concert special, Gregg Arthur: Live at City Recital Hall, will premiere on SBS Australia on 1 January and stream on SBS On Demand, Australian Theatre Live, and Broadway On Demand. Filmed with the Peter Locke Quartet, the broadcast captures Gregg’s elegant performance style at a defining moment in his career.
In July 2025, Gregg recorded Faded Pictures, his new album of original songs, written in collaboration with Australian jazz legends Craig Scott and Charlie Meadows. Scheduled for release in 2026, Faded Pictures marks a significant creative evolution, expanding his musical world into a more cinematic, contemporary palette while remaining grounded in the jazz tradition.
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Gregg Arthur: Live at City Recital Hall—A New Concert Special Featuring Australian Jazz Royalty
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Lucy Scott
Something very rare is happening on Australian television. In a landscape where live jazz concerts are seldom broadcast, SBS will premiere Gregg Arthur: Live at City Recital Hall, a major new music special co-produced with Australian Theatre Live. The broadcast offers audiences across the country an opportunity to experience an artform rarely showcased on screen, presented through the work of one of Australia’s most respected and internationally recognised jazz vocalists. The concert has already been met with exceptional critical praise, ...
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"I love the way you sing. You’re yourself, which makes you an original singer, your phrasing is perfectionl - Tony Bennett
"Add Australian singer Arthur to the growing list of male vocal artists finding inspiration in the Great American Songbook repertoire. And he does it with authority." - Don Heckman, L.A Times
"I had the great fortune to work with Gregg in Las Vegas. He’s got it all; phrasing, intimate voice, presence, pitch, taste, star material indeed.” - Gus Mancuso (Sarah Vaughan)
“Most contemporary jazz singers would kill to pen songs the quality of Arthur’s originals.” - John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald
