REVERED JAZZ DRUMMER AND COMPOSER
GREGORY
HUTCHINSON
TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
‘DA BANG’
WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS
ZOOM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!
His mother's old soul records and his father's reggae and calypso bands shaped his musical upbringing, and after he was established in the jazz sphere, his open-minded approach drove him to tap into these elements of his musical identity, earning him recognition from the hip-hop, Neo-soul, and R&B communities and leading to collaborations with artists like Ledisi, Common, Karriem Riggins (Kanye West), and James Poysner, to name a few. "I witnessed how my bass drum could ignite 7,000 people," he reflects on his tour with Common. "I yearned to bring that vitality back to jazz."
Now, propelled by a difficult divorce, Hutchinson's latest project showcases an unparalleled fusion of diverse musical styles.
Rooted in the jazz tradition, the album demonstrates Hutchinson's remarkable versatility, dynamism, and imagination. Citing J Dilla, Pete Rock, Madlib, Karriem Riggins, and James Taylor as inspiration, the album fearlessly explores elements of hip-hop, funk, R&B, and Neo-soul, and features collaborations with artists like Karriem Riggins, James Poysner (D'Angelo, Erykah Badu), Living Colour's Vernon Reid, Ray Angry (Mark Ronson, Q-Tip), and the Queen of Underground Soul, Sy Smith. It's the definitive statement of Hutchinson's commitment to dismantling barriers and redefining jazz for a new generation.
PREORDER
THE NEW ALBUM
BY
GREGORY
HUTCHINSON
entitled
‘DA BANG’
Preorder
at
Officially released September 29th
Greg
Hutchinson has appeared on over 160 recordings, performing, and recording with
countless jazz greats including Betty Carter, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves,
Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Roy Hargrove, Diana Krall and Harry Connick Jr.
ABOUT
GREGORY HUTCHINSON
VISIT
www.openstudiojazz.com/hutchology
Open
Studio
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YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@gregoryhutchinsonmusic
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Spotify
DISCOGRAPHY
ALBUMS
1996 Blues
and Other News Bruce Barth/ Tony Scherr/ Greg Hutchinson
1998 Oscar
and Benny Oscar Peterson / Benny Green / Ray Brown /Gregory Hutchinson
1999 Christmas
Songs with The Ray Brown Trio
2006 New
Adventures Victor Goines/ Peter Martin/ Carlos Henriquez/ Greg Hutchinson
2007 Love
Dance Victor Goines/ Peter Martin/ Reuben Rogers / Greg Hutchinson
2009 Signs
of Life Peter Bernstein Quartet/ Brad Mehldau/ Christian McBride/ Greg
Hutchinson
2010 It's
About Time Najponk /Pivec / Hutchinson
2010 Chopin
Meets the Blues Peter Beets/Joe Cohn/Reuben Rogers/Greg Hutchinson
2014 Sepia
Robert Lakatos Trio feat. Gregory Hutchinson
2020 Uneven
Stefania Tallini / Matteo Bortone /Gregory Hutchinson
2023 Equo
Daniele Sorrentino/ Federico Luongo/ Gregory Hutchinson
SOLO
2023 ‘DA
BANG’
LIVE
ALBUMS
1997 Ray
Brown Trio – Live At Scullers Ray Brown/Benny Green/Gregory Hutchinson
2019 The
Barcelona Session Raynald Colom
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The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
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The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
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