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Greg Abate Quartet: Motif
by Edward Blanco
A traveling jazz master with an international reputation as one of the top-tier saxophonist in the business today, Greg Abate and his distinguished quartet unveils a new Motif of splendid bebop sounds which, for this artist, is natural recurring theme. An expert of the bebop/post-bop sound he has performed for most of his career, Abate is ...
Meet Edward Blanco
by AAJ Staff
I currently live in: Miami, FL. I joined All About Jazz in: 2005 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? The desire to participate in some small way, in helping to promote and become a part of the jazz music I love. AAJ is the top jazz resource on ...
Greg Abate: The World Can Sleep Better
by Rob Mariani
Only about 10 minutes late for a lunchtime interview with saxophonist Greg Abate, driving up to the restaurant he's clearly visible, standing by the door looking at his watch and scanning the parking lot with a slightly anxious expression on his face. Unlike some of the other famous and infamous players of bebop and jazz, Abate ...
The Greg Abate Quintet Featuring Phil Woods
By Greg Abate
Label: Rhombus Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Roger Over And Out; Pear For The Bear; Rocco's Place; Carmel By The Sea; Marny; J.A.G.; Special K; Contemplation; Goodbye Mr. Pepper; Realization (Living The Dash -).
The Greg Abate Quartet Featuring Phil Woods: The Greg Abate Quintet Featuring Phil Woods
by Edward Blanco
Led by reed man, educator and Conn-Selmer clinician Greg Abate, The Greg Abate Quintet Featuring Phil Woods documents an electrifying set of bebop, straight-ahead and Latin styles featuring legendary alto saxophonist Phil Woods as its marquee player. The quintet burns through an exciting ten-piece repertoire of Abate originals complimented by contributions from both Woods and pianist ...
Greg Abate and Phil Woods
One of the finest saxophone albums of the year is The Greg Abate Quintet, Featuring Phil Woods (Rhombus). In fact, this high-pressure bop blowing date is one of Phil's best recent outings, and he's put to the test. I love this album because it's smartly paced, rich with daredevil reed playing, and there's loads of artistic ...
Greg Abate Teaneck, NJ December 10, 2011
by David A. Orthmann
Greg AbateTeaneck, NJDecember 10, 2011 Capitalism Sucks," a mural by Mike Alewitz which graphically depicts the anti- democratic nature of capitalism, hangs on a wall behind the performance space at The Puffin Cultural Forum. An all-powerful puppet master and a host of minions from the clergy, academia and the media, all exploit ...
Greg Abate and Yoko Miwa Performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, June 1
Jazz saxophonist, composer and teacher Greg Abate is performing with pianist Yoko Miwa at Scullers Jazz Club at the Doubletree Guest Suites by Hilton Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $22 ($60 for dinner and show) and can be ordered online. Located at 400 Soldiers Field ...
Greg Abate Quartet at The Puffin Cultural Forum
by David A. Orthmann
Greg Abate Quartet The Puffin Cultural Forum Teaneck, NJ January 27, 2007 Bird never played one note of bullshit, Barry Harris once said about Charlie Parker. Harris' salty aphorism came to mind at the conclusion of Greg Abate's incendiary performance at the Puffin Cultural Forum. Although he's a stylistic descendent ...
Monsters In The Night
By Greg Abate
Label: Koko Jazz Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Dracula; Frankenstein; Monsters In The Night; Dr. Jekyll/Mr, Hyde; Bride of Frankenstein; In The Woods At Night; Transylvania 6-5000; Pentagram, The Wolfman; Igor's Revenge.