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Greg Duncan

Constellating My Archetypal Fields

About Me

After graduating from Washington State University, jazz trumpet player Greg Duncan started his career in the music industry. He has toured all over North America playing on cruise ships and in Broadway musicals. In 2001 he earned his Masters Degree in Music from the well respected University of North Texas. In 2002/2003 he toured the United States and Japan with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and was a featured composer/arranger as well as featured soloist. His writing also appeared on the Washington State University Jazz Big Band recording of 2003.Duncan currently resides in Chicago where he plays with his own jazz quintet in addition to many other bands. His quintet plays contemporary straight-ahead jazz featuring some of the best young talent in Chicago. They recorded their debut CD ("Unveiled") in 2006 on OA2 Records. Duncan has studied with Joe Magnarelli, Al Hood, Tito Carrillo, and Greg Yasinitsky.

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Member Since: 2/26/2007
Band Website: gregduncanmusic.com
Band Members: Dan Nicholson, Jon Deitemeyer, Marcin Fahmy, and Jeff Greene are on the recording. Band members have also included Ben Paterson, Patrick Mulcahy, Vance Okraszewski, Nate Lepine, Rob Haight, and Bob Lovecchio.
Influences: Miles Davis, Donald Byrd, Cootie Williams, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Blue Mitchell, Chet Baker, Wallace Roney, Wynton Marsalis, John Swana, Tim Hagans, Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, Avishai Cohen, Freddie Hubbard, Terence Blanchard, Art Blakey, Tom Harrell, Joe Henderson, Celia Cruz, Oscar D'Leon, Branford Marsalis, Thelonius Monk, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie, John Lee Hooker, Leroy Jones, Myron Walden, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Los Van Van, Roy Eldridge, Woody Shaw.........
Record Label: OA2 Records
Type of Label: Indie