Greg Williamson (jazz musician)

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Greg Williamson
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Drums
EducationCentral Washington University (BM)
Western Washington University (MM)

Greg Williamson (born January 1965)[1] is an American jazz musician and composer of jazz music.[2]

Early life and education

Williamson was born and raised in Western Washington. After graduating from Bremerton High School, he earned a Bachelor of Music from Central Washington University and a Master of Music from Western Washington University.[3]

Career

Williamson has performed as a member of the big bands

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson and eventually became her musical director.[4] He has also leads a quartet which performed at such venues as The Washington Center for the Performing Arts.[5]

Williamson created the NW jazz record label Pony Boy Records, and leads the Pony Boy All-Star Big Band. He appears on numerous CD releases.

Williamson helped to create a non-profit organization for music performance and education in North Bend, Washington, named JazzClubsNW.[6] Williamson has also worked as a music instructor at Green River College and Bellevue College. He was the graduate jazz and percussion assistant at Central Washington University for two years. Williamson is also a jazz and percussion instructor at Western Washington University.[3]

In 2019, Williamson published a 62-page book called Jazz Traditions A Collection of Drum Set Teaching.[7]

References

  1. ^ Jazz, All About (1965). "Greg Williamson at All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  2. ^ "Greg Williamson profile". SmallsLIVE. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. ^ a b "Greg Williamson | College of Fine and Performing Arts | Western Washington University". cfpa.wwu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  4. ^ "Greg Williamson Bio". www.ponyboyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. ^ "BLACK BOX JAZZ: GREG WILLIAMSON". washingtoncenter.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ^ "JazzClubsNW - Jazz Clubs Northwest". www.jazzclubsnw.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  7. ISBN 978-0-359-76574-4
    . Retrieved 18 May 2020.


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