Английская Википедия:Greg Williamson (jazz musician)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Greg Williamson (born January 1965)[1] is an American jazz musician and composer of jazz music.[2]
Early life and education
Williamson was born and raised in Western Washington. After graduating from Bremerton High School, he earned a Bachelor of Music from Central Washington University and a Master of Music from Western Washington University.[3]
Career
Williamson has performed with Woody Herman, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, and the Harry James Orchestra. As part of Steve Allen's re-work of the Tonight Show, Williamson went on tour with performers including Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Paul Smith, Louis Nye and Bill "Jose Jimenez" Dana. In the 1990s, Williamson performed with Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, and Joan Rivers; he regularly played the drums for Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson and eventually became her musical director.[4] He has also performed solo at such venues as The Washington Center for the Performing Arts.[5]
Williamson created a non-profit organization for music performance and education in North Bend, Washington, named JazzClubsNW.[6] Williamson is a music instructor at Green River College and Bellevue College. He was the graduate jazz and percussion assistant at Central Washington University for two years. Williamson is also a jazz instructor at Western Washington University.[3]
In 2019, Williamson published a 62-page book called Jazz Traditions A Collection of Drum Set Teaching.[7]
References
- Английская Википедия
- American jazz drummers
- American jazz composers
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- People from North Bend, Washington
- Western Washington University faculty
- Central Washington University faculty
- Western Washington University alumni
- Central Washington University alumni
- Musicians from Washington (state)
- Jazz musicians from Washington (state)
- People from Bremerton, Washington
- 1965 births
- People from Kitsap County, Washington
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