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Voices 1 - for piano and electronics received a composition award from ABLAZE records for inclusion in their Electronic Masters Vol. 10 disc.
A pleasure to work with the Silverstein Pro Team as host and juror for the sixth consecutive annual Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest 2024.
Spotify statistics for Standards, Vol. 1 CD gwsfoutwinds records for 2023 are displayed in a concise image of categories and numbers.
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COMPOSER | WOODWINDS | PROFESSOR OF MUSIC
Award-winning composer, woodwind performer and professor of music Chris Greco has followed a path in music of discovery and accumulation.
He composes, performs, and teaches a broad and diverse range of music: contemporary classical, electronic, and jazz-based music. Studies as a classical saxophonist and clarinetist (D.M.A. performance), composer (M.A. music composition), and woodwind multi-instrumentalist (flute, oboe) were completed in his hometown of Los Angeles.
Compositions and performances have been endorsed internationally: “a versatile, innovative musician,” “supreme multi-instrumentalist,” “thought provoking,” “exhilarating,” “boundless inspiration,” “expansive,” “beautiful,” “impeccable performance.”
Chris Greco is an endorsing artist for Selmer saxophones, Gonzalez Reeds, and Silverstein ligatures as a member of the Silverstein Pro Team.
Award winning composition Voices 1 - for piano and electronics is included on the Ablaze Records release Electronic Masters Vol. 10.
Release date November 29, 2024.
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2012 walking the carpet. Received “Best Jazz” composition award for “Maia,” on the Trane of Thought CD gwsfourwinds records.
Trane of Thought 2013 CMJ Top 50 Jazz Album
Trane of Thought peaks in top 10 on CMJ Charts.
Liner notes from Standards, Vol. 1 CD | gwsfourwinds records
“Merope” Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2011 for Best Jazz (flute). Trane of Thought CD.
Saxophone Recital in Los Angeles.
Chris Greco - saxophones
Bryan Pezzone - piano
CMJ #1363 Standards, Vol. 1
Peaking at #8 on the CMJ charts.
ICA ClarinetFest 2016, spending a minute with Michele Zukovsky Los Angeles Philharmonic first chair clarinetist
“Maia” wins “Best Jazz” Hollywood Music in Media 2012.
Maia (soprano saxophone) is on the Trane of Thought CD.
Standards, Vol. i peaks in top 10 on CMJ charts.
Trane of Thought JazzTimes Review 2013.
Counterstream Radio Playlist 2014-15 | Chris Greco Music
Teaching ear training exercises in Music Theory III from the keyboard, Dr. Christopher Greco 2017.
“The Open Door” (Pleiadian Call / Music for Trio - clarinet) receives Honorable Mention Finalist International Song Competition 2014.
This photo was taken in front of the doors at Boston Public Library 2000. It’s included in the sleeve of Pleiadian Call / Music for Trio CD.
Independent label founded 1995 in Los Angeles by multi-instrumentalist and composer Chris Greco, the label reflects directions in modern jazz.
Here are recordings representing my interests with different points of departure in jazz-based music during a wonderfully fruitful period in Los Angeles.
The result was the Los Angeles triptych of gwsfourwinds recordings: Trane of Thought, Standards, Vol. 1, and Pleiadian Call / Music for Trio.
Saxophone Recital in Los Angeles.
Chris Greco - saxophone
Bryan Pezzone - piano
Composition “Oliver” Semi-Finalist in the International Song Competition 2013. Available on the Trane of Thought CD - gwsfourwinds records.
ICA ClarinetFest 2016, spending a minute with Stephan Vermeersch Belgian clarinetist
Teaching chamber music repertoire for clarinet and flute duo. Dr. Christopher Greco, 2016. In addition to music theory, orchestration, composition, and woodwind applied studies, I led chamber music winds and mixed instruments for my first 10 years at BC.
Counterstream Radio playlist 2015-16 | Chris Greco Music.
Saxophone Recital | Los Angeles
Saxophone Recital and Trio Recital works with saxophone, flute, and piano. Christopher Greco with Bryan Pezzone (Piano) and Krystal Heib (flute), Benedictine College September 27, 2011. Works by Koechlin, J.S. Bach, Sauget, and Dubois. Local Review.
Feature Article, Los Angeles Times 1997. “An Evolving Style, versatile saxophonist Chris Greco say’s he’s intent on refining his art.”
“Oliver” Finalist HMMAwards 2013 - Best Jazz.
“Oliver” from Trane of Thought CD
Chris Greco, Artist Endorser - Selmer Paris Saxophones
Joshua Triliegi from 1990’s Los Angeles created this drawing after attending a Friday night gig at one of our regular Los Angeles club dates, circa 1991.