Gerry Grosz

Gerry Grosz: On Ramp/The Cosmic Buzz

by Dave Nathan
May 1, 2001

Gerry Grosz is a thirty something New Yorker (Poughkeepsie) now making San Francisco his home base. Grosz is a student of Jay Hoggard, a player noted for his progressive jazz on vibes having worked with such avant-garde giants as Cecil Taylor and Sam Rivers. On his first two albums, it's clear that while Grosz may have emulated his teacher's technique, he didn't go all the way to his part of the jazz spectrum.

His first album Onramp is devoted entirely ...