Rex Gregory

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A Seattle based saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, Rex Gregory has performed and/or recorded with a diverse array of luminaries such as Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Rickie Lee Jones, Jason Marsalis, Dr. John, Derek Smith aka Pretty Lights, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Stanton Moore, and many others. In addition, Rex is known for his composition and arranging abilities which are featured on his independently released studio recordings An End to Oblivion and Rocket Summer. He is a staple in the Seattle music community and his contributions to a wide variety of projects is a testament to his musical capabilities. Rex is a comfortable addition anywhere and everywhere.

Bria Skonberg: What It Means

Read "What It Means" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
September 24, 2024

On her first album in five years, trumpeter Bria Skonberg returns with a new sense of maturity and purpose in her music. She continues her usual style of mixing traditional jazz and soulful vocals with classic jazz and rock motifs, but this outing feels more confident than previous albums. Two changes in her life probably contributed to this. She moved to New Orleans, becoming part of that city's vast music scene, and she became a parent for the first time. ...

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20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Rex Gregory

by Paul Rauch
March 29, 2020

The city of Seattle has a jazz history that dates back to the very beginnings of the form. It was home to the first integrated club scene in America, on Jackson St in the 1920's and '30s. It saw a young Ray Charles arrive as a teenager to escape the nightmare of Jim Crow in the south. It has produced such historical jazz icons as Quincy Jones and Ernestine Anderson. In many instances it has acted as a temporary repose ...