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The Greg Williamson Quartet
Description: Jazz, Swing, Dance Variety
Categories: seattle jazz band, swing, variety, dance band
Markets: Seattle, Tacoma, Boise, Portland, Spokane, Couer d'Alene, Sun Valley, USA

Available for: private functions, weddings, corporate, holiday parties, resorts


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"Jazz Times Best of The Year"
YEAR IN REVIEW CRITICS PICKS, TOP TEN by Harvey Siders


Greg Williamson began playing drums and piano at an early age, listening to the record collection of his parents, always returning to that curious double live LP by Thelonious Monk. His mother still takes credit for bringing him - at an age less than one year - to concerts of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong in 1965. By the time he hit high school, ha had won several college festival awards. In 1986 he gained a degree in jazz studies from Western Washington University, also studying classical percussion & composition. During this time he played many musicals, big band shows, local gigs, and was principal percussion, timpanist and clinician with the Seattle Youth Symphony.

"His enthusiasm is infectious... something very special."
- Earshot Jazz

He also began performing, touring and recording with jazz singer, Downbeat Poll winner, and Grammy nominated vocalist Ernestine Anderson. Still working with Ernestine, he has toured Japan numerous times, Brazil, and all around the US . Several years later he also began working with legendary pianist and funnyman Steve Allen, doing night club dates, big band shows, Las Vegas showrooms, and a revival of the original "Tonight Show" - a touring ensemble including Louis Nye and Bill "Jose Jimenez" Dana, working with the great pianist Paul Smith, a veteran of Ella Fitzgerald, CBS Orchestra, and many others. This again gave more opportunities for performing with the great stars of jazz, swing, and film. Joe Williams, Steve & Edie, Buddy Grecco, and more. His collective "played with" list is extensive.

"Retro and cool, Williamson's [Quintet] spins out wonderfully smooth grooves..."
- by Gene Stout, Seattle P-I Pop Music Critic


Greg played many yearswith Brian Nova, a swinging guitarist and protégé of jazz legends Herb Ellis and Joe Pass. This group toured extensively, including month-long annual trips through Japan. The group performed with other great artists, including rock and blues superstar Steve Miller. Greg also spent several years with Sinatra-style wise guy HB Radke, performing for swooning swing-dancers, national sports crowds, and even as a personality on national shock-jock radio with Tom Leykis. Altogether Greg has appeared on more than 40 CDs, and can often be heard backing up a variety singers and jazzers up and down the west coast.

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