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Chris Greco - Standards, Vol. 1 - 2014 CD Release

Source: Kari-On Productions
July 21, 2014

As a saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist Chris Greco free lanced, recorded, explored small, medium, and large group formats and was a significant contributor to the jazz culture of Los Angeles during the 80's and 90's. His Los Angeles jazz projects can be found on the gwsfourwinds records label. Standards, Vol. 1, a knockout disc played by supreme multi-instrumentalist Chris Greco together with a tight three-man backing group is a sublime slice of different facets of jazz. They range from numbers ...

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Chris Greco - Nominee - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2013

Source: Chris Greco
October 10, 2013

Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2013. Chris Greco's jazz composition “Oliver" is a nominee for the 2013 Hollywood Music in Media Awards event. “Oliver" is a simmering up-tempo line that features Greco's wide command and nuanced approach on the tenor saxophone. For the third consecutive year reed player Greco has received a HMMA jazz composition nomination. “Oliver" can be found on the release Trane Of Thought on the Gwsfourwinds label. The HMMA event takes place November 21, 2013 ...

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Chris Greco - Best Jazz "Maia" - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2012

Source: Chris Greco
November 18, 2012

Chris Greco received “Best Jazz" for his composition “Maia" Thursday November 15, 2012 at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. The event, representing many categories and independent artists, was held at the classic and refurbished Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA. “Maia" is from Greco's GWS-Fourwinds release Trane of Thought and represents one aspect of his varied work. Recorded in Los Angeles, “Maia" explores grooves and an electro-acoustic group compliment, with wide open improvisations that push and soar. Greco performs on ...

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Chris Greco - Nominee - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2012

Source: Chris Greco
October 8, 2012

Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2012. Chris Greco's jazz composition “Maia" is a nominee for the 2012 Hollywood Music in Media Awards event. This is the second consecutive year reed player Chris Greco has received a HMMA jazz composition nomination. Maia can be found on the release Trane of Thought on the independent GWS-Fourwinds label. The event takes place November 15, 2012, at The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA. The event is in it's fifth year, and over ...

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Performance / Tour

Kansas Jazz Collective with Chris Greco at Benedictine College on March 24, 2012

Source: Chris Greco
February 28, 2012

Kansas Jazz Collective March 24, 2012 7:30 pm Benedictine College O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium Atchison, KS The Kansas Jazz Collective will present its second concert in a series on the campus of Benedictine College. The KJC is directed by music faculty performer/composer Chris Greco and each concert with the KJC “presents a different view of jazz." In addition to presenting the stylistic diversity inherent in jazz, each KJC concert has an “out ...

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Chris Greco - Nominee - Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2011

Source: Chris Greco
October 14, 2011

Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2011 November 17, 2011, Hollywood, California Chris Greco Jazz “Merope" About Chris Greco Multi-instrumentalist Greco free lanced, recorded, explored small, medium, and large group formats and was a significant contributor to the jazz culture of Los Angeles during the 1980's and the 1990's. His jazz recordings from this period can be found on the independent label GWSFourwinds Records. The record logo reads “Music for the 21st Century reflecting directions in modern ...

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Performance / Tour

Kansas Jazz Collective with NYC Guest Vibraphonist

Source: Chris Greco
September 20, 2010

Kansas Jazz Collective September 29, 2010 7:30 pm Benedictine College—O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium 1020 N. Second Street Atchison, KS USA This is the first concert of a new jazz series to be held at Benedictine College (KS) under the direction of Chris Greco. The 2010 Kansas Jazz Collective will be comprised of Kansas City area jazz musicians and guest player Eldad Tarmu. KJC will present a straight-ahead modern jazz quintet representing the ...

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Kansas Jazz Collective at Benedictine College on September 29, 2010

Source: Chris Greco
September 11, 2010

Kansas Jazz Collective September 29, 2010 7:30 pm Benedictine College—O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium 1020 N. Second Street Atchison, KS USA This is the first concert of a new jazz series to be held at Benedictine College (KS) under the direction of Chris Greco. The 2010 Kansas Jazz Collective will be comprised of Kansas City area jazz musicians and present a straight-ahead modern jazz quintet representing the music of some outstanding composer and performers of ...

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