Stan Greig
Stanley Mackay Greig (12 August 1930 in Joppa – 18 November 2012 in London)[1] was a Scottish pianist, drummer, and bandleader.
Greig's father was a drummer and piano tuner. Greig played with Sandy Brown while still in high school in 1945, then played piano and drums with him from 1948 to 1954. He moved to London and played with Ken Colyer (1954–55), Humphrey Lyttelton (1955–57), and Bruce Turner (1957), then with the Fairweather-Brown All-Stars (led by Brown and Al Fairweather) in 1958-59. He played with Turner again briefly before becoming a member of Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band from 1960 to 1968.
After 1969 Greig made piano his primary instrument, leading his own small groups and playing
He died on 18 November 2012 after suffering from Parkinson's disease.[2]
References
- ^ Peter Vacher (23 November 2012). "Stan Greig obituary | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Stan Greig obituary". The Guardian. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Fairweather/Kernfeld, "Stan Greig". Grove Jazzonline.