Gregory Tardy
Gregory " Greg" Tardy ( born February 3, 1966 in New Orleans) is an American jazz musician (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone).
Life and work
Gregory Tardy initially studied classical clarinet and taught himself saxophone when he played in funk bands in Milwaukee. Under the influence of the music of John Coltrane, he decided to become a professional jazz musician; He then moved to St. Louis, where he played in local jazz and blues bands and then went back to his hometown of New Orleans to study further. There he played with the local brass bands and has appeared on the Neville Brothers; He also worked with Nicholas Payton, Jason and Ellis Marsalis. In 1992, Tardy then his first album under his own name, Crazy Love, which was also his mother Joanne Tardy as Gastvokalistin participated. In the same year he became a member of the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. During this time he moved to New York City, where he also worked with Wynton Marsalis, Jay McShann, Steve Coleman, Betty Carter, James Moody, Bill Frisell, Rashied Ali and John Patitucci.
He was known then in the second half of the 1990s, through its membership in the bands of Tom Harrell ( The Art of Rhythm, 1997), Andrew Hill ( Dusk ), Dave Douglas ( Soul on Soul ) and Russell Gunn. Tom Harrell and Russell Gunn and Mulgrew Miller and Eric Harland had also to Tardy's album with Serendipity, the 1997 Impulse! Records created and for which he was awarded the Best Debut Artist with the New York Jazz Award. 2001 appeared on the album Palmetto Abundance at which the pianist George Colligan participated. In the 2000s, Tardy has also worked with Omer Avital, Alex Norris, Steve Swallow (L' Histoire du tramp ) and John Zorn ( The Unknown Masada, 2003) and the New Jazz Composers Octet trumpeter David Weiss. In March 2005 Steeplechase he recorded the album The Truth, including trumpeter Marcus Printup and with the pianist Helen Sung. Tardy has worked alongside his activities as a musician and music teacher.
Swell
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 8th Edition, London, Penguin, 2006 ISBN 0-141-02327-9