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Greg Diamond

New York native Greg Diamond first began his formal musical studies at La Fundación Cristancho in Bogotà, Colombia. He later completed his Undergraduate and Master's degree in Jazz Performance at The Aaron Copeland School of Music at Queens College in New York. Brooklyn guitarist Greg Diamond has been an emerging force in recent years and is now situated at the forefront of a new generation of contem- porary latin jazz artists in New York City. Endowed with technical prowess and, above all, an impassioned distinguishable sound characterized by his mixed Latin American origins, Diamond puts forth an attractive and inno- vative concept of latin fusion in a modern jazz context

Musings & Origins

By GREG DIAMOND

Label: Chasm Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: El Pozo; Laia; Delicate Contents; Caprichosa; Mist; Song For Jerry; Last Word; Prelude: Yvette; Waltz Americana; Soral Canvas; Salas; In Vain; Traces.

Greg Diamond: Musings & Origins

By EDWARD BLANCO

Jazz guitarist Greg Diamond unveils his fourth album as leader, and his first solo recording, featuring thirteen original compositions specifically designed for the acoustic guitar. Musings & Origins captures an accomplished composer on a solo adventure performing original music created from 2002 to 2016. Preferring the acoustic guitar to other string instruments, Diamond's finger play and ...

Avenida Graham

By GREG DIAMOND

Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2017
Track listing: Synesthesia; Rastros; El Coronel; Hint of Jasmin; Gentrix; Laia; Ultimate Palabra; Cascade; Motion Suite.

Greg Diamond: Avenida Graham

By EDWARD BLANCO

Brooklyn-based jazz guitarist Greg Diamond issues his most culturally diverse musical mosaic on Avenida Graham reflecting a blend of jazz and the Latin sound that has been an influential part of his life. Being half Eastern European Jewish and half Colombian, Diamond long ago learned to appreciate the Latin sounds listening to the music of Hector ...

Barranquijazz Festival 2016

By MARK HOLSTON

Barranquijazz Festival Barranquilla, Colombia September 14-18, 2016 The success of the annual Barranquijazz Festival is a tribute to its founders--all of whom are still deeply involved as the event enters its 21st year--and their vision of what and how to present to a growing community of jazz enthusiasts in Barranquilla, ...

Dot Time Records: Placing the Artist in the Center

By JAKOB BAEKGAARD

One of the problems with the record industry is the potential distance between label owners and artists. This is especially the case with major labels, where there are many people involved in music production who care more about sales than the vision of the artist. Then there's a label like Dot Time Records ...

Conduit

By GREG DIAMOND

Label: Dot Time Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Yvette; Inertia; El Marrillo; El Pozo; Turbulence; La Poor Sweet; Song For Jerry (Mi Viejo); Chance.

Greg Diamond: Conduit as the Direction

By MARTA RAMON

Guitarist Greg Diamond has found his niche at the New York jazz scene. This cosmopolitan man knows how to pour both of his roots, New Yorker and Colombian, into his music. He has set his own style that lets his music be recognized. His playing has led him to perform with accomplished jazz musicians like saxophonist ...

Greg Diamond: Conduit

By EDWARD BLANCO

New York guitarist Greg Diamond follows up his well-received debut, Dancando Com Ale (Self Produced, 2008), with the equally impressive Conduit--a session of contemporary modern jazz infused with Latin rhythms and elements of jazz-rock fusion, funk, bebop and a touch of the blues. The music is a hodgepodge of different influences, melding nicely into one superb ...