Jazz Articles about Marty Grosz

Marty Grosz: And His Hot Combinations & Chasin' the Spots

by Donald Elfman
November 4, 2006

Marty Grosz And His Hot Combination Arbors 2006 Marty Grosz Chasin' the Spots Jump 2005

Guitarist Marty Grosz has fashioned a musical career playing American tunes with a jazz inflection and brilliant sense of humor for well over 40 years. He knows thousands of tunes and their origins and he's all ...

Marty Grosz: Hooray For Bix!

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 1, 2000

A native of Germany, guitarist and vocalist Marty Grosz's especial personality has been part of the traditional jazz scene since the early '50s. Growing up in New York and later moving to Chicago, Grosz has played over the years with renown musicians such as Dick Wellstood, Art Hodes, Jabbo Smith, and the group Soprano Summit. Still active today, Grosz's Hooray For Bix! was originally cut for Riverside in 1957 and it not only pays homage to its namesake, '20s and ...