Jeremy Greig

Jeremy Greig is a trombonist who graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Music from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ Jazz department, in which time he was a regular member of WAYJO, WAYO, The Perth Jazz Orchestra, and Jazz West Big Band.After moving to the USA he was a teaching assistant and completed a Master of Music from the University of Miami in 1999. During this time he performed and recorded in a group with multi-instrumental legend and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers alumni Ira Sullivan, known as the Inter/Outer Continental Quintet, with which he attributes as “the greatest training ground anyone could have.”It was also at this time that he received various Downbeat magazine awards, including Outstanding Jazz Combo performance (1999), Best Big Band –University of Miami Concert Jazz Band (1998) (1999), and Outstanding Big Band Performance – University of Miami Studio Jazz Band(1998) (1999). Performers that he has worked with include international Jazz musicians such as Maria Schneider, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Lovano, Mannie Albam, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman, and Rick Margitza. Other International names he has performed with include Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Barry Gibb, Don Rickles, Peter Nero with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Max Pelicano, Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme, Wayne Newton, and Thirsty Merc.His recording credits include internationally released albums Intercontinental Drift (Artists of the NY Trumpet Company), Mischievous Girl and Hip Mo Toast Live (Hip Mo Toast Big Band), Bread and Circuses (Graham Collier and the Collective), and The Second Kumin’ of Kev (Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson). In 2003 he toured regional WA with Country Arts on “Simply Sinatra” featuring vocalist James Flynn.Jeremy works as a freelance musician playing in musicals such as the recent stage production of Dirty Dancing, a 20th Century ensemble known as The Collective, and is a regular member of the Hip mo Toast Big Band and the latin band Descarga. He has recorded on numerous TV and radio commercials and is currently employed as a specialist lecturer in Brass and Musicianship - Jazz and contemporary music at the WA Academy of Performing arts. He teaches improvisation, Big band, Big Funk Band, theory, aural training, and takes various ensembles.