(Indianapolis, 1962)

Ha studiato tromba classica e jazz alla Berklee School of Music, nelle Universitá dell' Indiana e del Nord Colorado, fra le scuole di jazz americane piú rinomate.

Ha conseguite le prime due lauree fra il 1984 e 1987 in tromba classica e pedagogia della musica sotto la guida di William Adam e David Baker, due fra i piu' importanti insegnanti degli Stati Uniti. Nel 1995 ha conseguito il dottorato in Trumpet Performance e Pedagogia del Jazz. Nel 1990 Dr. Gregory ha ricevuto dal Governo americano il prestigioso Fullbright Grant per la sua ricerca svolta in Ungheria in Pedagogia musicale e improvvisazione. Per cinque anni ha ricoperto la cattedra di studi jazzistici presso l'Universitá Bradley a Peoria, Illinois, dirigendo le big band, i combo, i corsi di storia del jazz, e i corsi di composizione e improvisazione, sviluppando nuovi metodi per stimolare la creatività dei suoi studenti. Ha insegnato anche il repertorio classico come professore di tromba.

Oltre a tenere seminari internazionali, è attivo come solista e direttore dell'orchestre di jazz sulla scena jazzistica americana ed europea. Ha collaborato con noti artisti jazz e pop internazionale fra cui Paul Motian, Louis Sclavis, J.J. Johnson, Dianne Reeves, Bob Mintzer, The Spinners, The Temptations, Liza Minnelli, Buddy DeFranco, Terell Stafford, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble e insieme con Paolo Birro, Roberto Dani e Salvatore Maiore nell suo quartetto, "Sing Without Words." Si è trasferito con la sua famiglia a Verona nel 1998 per iniziare un nuovo capitolo nella sua carriera nella scena Jazz europea.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Arts in Trumpet Performance, University of Northern Colorado, 1995 and Pedagogy, Secondary Emphasis in Jazz Pedagogy

Master of Arts in Music Education, Indiana University, 1987
Public School Certification, K-12, Vocal and Instrumental Music

Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance with Distinction,
Indiana University, 1984

High School Diploma, Bloomington North High School,
Bloomington, Indiana, 1980

Special Summer Session, Berklee School of Music, Scholarship presented from DOWN BEAT Magazine, 1979

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2000-present Musical directing/conducting, The Meeting Place (Italy) The Abbeytown Jazz Orchestra (Italy), The Logatec Big Band (Slovenia), The Do-Dat Big Band (Italy), The No Name
Big Band (Germany)

1999-present Il Suono Improvviso, Jazz improvisation, Venice, Italy

1999-present Laboratorio Arte Musica e Spettacoli, Improvisation
for children, Jazz improvisation, Verona, Italy

1999-present Orchestra Coach, The Kids From Wisconsin, Milwaukee

1987-present Clinician and Adjudicator, International masterclasses, Collegiate and High School Jazz Festivals, State Solo and Ensemble Contests, USA and Europe

1979-present Private Lesson Instructor, Trumpet and Jazz improvisation

2002-2003 Artistic Director of the School of Contemporary Music, “Fortepiano,” Feltre, Italy

1992-1997 Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, Professor of Jazz Studies and Classical trumpet

1992-1997 Peter Britt Summer Music Festival Jazz Workshop, Jacksonville, Oregon, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jazz Camp, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Jazz Instructor

1991-1992 United States Fulbright Scholar, Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, Budapest, Hungary, Improvisation Pedagogy Researcher

1989-1991 University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Combo Program Director, Improvisation Class Developer

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS/CONDUCTING

Summer 2006 Global Music Foundation Internation Jazz Workshop,
Certaldo, Italy

Summer 2006 Improvisation Seminar, with Renato Chicco, Isola, Slovenia

Spring 2006 Guest Conductor of the No Name Big Band, Kappelrodeck, Germany

December 2005 Director of the Abbeytown Jazz Orchestra and Friuli Venezia Giulia Gospel Choir Presentation of Duke's Ellington's
Sacred Concert, Benedictine Abbey of Sesto dell' Rhegena

Spring 2001-2003 Guest Lecturer on improvisation, Logatec School of Music, Slovenia

Feb. 2002, 2003 Guest Lecturer on collective improvisation, Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm, Sweden

Sept. 2001-2003 Guest Lecturer on trumpet, improvisation and ensemble performance, Feltre Jazz Seminar, Italy

January 2002 Guest Lecturer on ensemble performance, Sondrio Jazz, Italy

Summer, 1994 Guest Lecturer on Improvisation, Scuola Publica Musica, Poggibonsi, Italy

1991-pres. Guest Lecturer on Brass performance and Jazz improvisation, Liszt Academy Jazz Institute, Budapest, Hungary

Summer, 1990 Guest Lecturer on Improvisation, International Jazz Camp, Tatabanya, Hungary

CLASSICAL PRIVATE TEACHERS

1977-present William Adam, Trumpet, Indiana University

1989-1991 William Pfund, Trumpet, University of Northern Colorado

JAZZ PRIVATE TEACHERS

1980-present David Baker, Improvisation, Indiana University

1992 Art Farmer, Improvisation, Vienna, Austria

1991 Art Lande, Improvisation, Boulder, Colorado

1990 Vincent DiMartino, Improvisation and Trumpet, University of Kentucky

1979-1989 Dominic Spera, Jazz Arranging and Trumpet, Indiana
University

COMPOSITION PRIVATE TEACHERS

1990-1991 Robert Ehle and Evan Copley, Classical Composition,
University of Northern Colorado

1988-1989 David Baker, Jazz Composition, Indiana University

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

1981-present Professional--Jazz and Commercial Music: Paul Motian, Louis Sclavis, Eberhard Weber, Buddy DeFranco, Charles Macpherson, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Liza Minelli, The Spinners, The Temptations, Mitzi Gaynor, Les and Larry Elgart, Tex Benecke, Bobby Vinton, Suzanne Somers, Jimmy Dorsey, Lawrence Welk, and Al Cobine Orchestras; Freelance Jazz Clubs in Europe and the United States, opened concerts with Britt Arts Training Faculty Combo for George Shearing, David Sanborn, and John McGlaughlin

1981 -present Professional--Western Art and Church Music: PrincipalTrumpet: Opera Illinois, Peoria Civic Opera, Peoria Symphony (1992-1993); Church Soloist, Brass Chamber Ensembles, Boy Soprano--Christ Church Cathedral Boys Choir, Indianapolis

1989-1991 Featured Soloist with Lab Band I, University of Northern Colorado, Gene Aitken, Director; guest soloists Bob Mintzer, J.J. Johnson, Marlena Shaw, and Diane Reeves; guest performer at the International Association of Jazz Educators Convention, New Orleans, Mid-West Orchestra and Band Clinic, Chicago

1980-1989 Featured Soloist with Big Band Jazz Ensembles, David Baker and Dominic Spera, Directors; guest performer at the New York Conference for Brass Scholarships, the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City

1985-1986 University Symphony and Concert Orchestras, Indiana University; includes performances of La Boheme and West Side Story with the Indiana University Opera Theatre

AWARDS

September, 1995 Honorary Member of Phi Mu Alpha, Bradley University

August, 1991 United States and Hungarian Government Fulbright Grant for Music Education research, Budapest and Pécs, Hungary

June, 1990, 1991 The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Annual DOWN BEAT Student Music Awards, Outstanding Performance: University of Northern Colorado Lab Band I

June, 1989 Scholarship for Academic Excellence, University of Northern Colorado

January, 1987 Outstanding Musician, Indiana Unversity Marching Hundred

May, 1980 Undergraduate Scholarship for Student Achievement (4 years--full tuition), Cummins Engine Foundation Spring, 1980 Outstanding Soloist of Festival, Ohio State University Jazz Festival, Elmhurst Jazz Festival, State Jazz Band Contest, Indianapolis

March, 1979 Outstanding Jazz Soloist, Loyola University Jazz Festival, New Orleans

SELECTED RECORDINGS

2007 "Musiker," Meshuge Klezmer Band, to be released
in January 2007

2006 "Notturno," Sing Without Words, Salvatore Maiore, Paolo Birro, Roberto Dani

2006 "Back to Da Capo," Riccardo Brazzale and The Lydian Sound Orchestra, Abeat Records

2006 "Gingembre Band," Maurizio Brunod, Enrico Caruso,
Stefano Senni, Calixto Oviedo, Abeat Records

2006 "Blue Stones," Marco Detto, Mauro Beggio, Splasch
Records

2005 “Liricordo,” Renato Strukelj and Salvatore Maiore,
Splasch Records

2004 “Ela’s Dream,” Samo Salamon Sextet, Splasch Records

2003 Claudio Fasoli and the Lydian Sound Orchestra, Abeat Records

2003 “Slang,” Eberhard Weber, Simone Guiducci, and Matt Ranzi, Abeat Records

2003 “Live at Teatro Olimpico,” with Roberto Dani, Louis Sclavis, and Vincent Courtois

2003 “Terraferma,” with Alberto Pinton, Roberto Dani, and Salvatore Maiore, Moserbie Records

2002 “Monk at Town Hall,” with Riccardo Brazzale, Pietro Tonolo,Robert Bonisolo, Rossano Emili, Roberto Rossi, Dario Duso, Michele Calgaro, Paolo Birro, Mauro Beggio and Marc Abrams, Abeat Records

2002 “Interferences,” with Roberto Dani and Michel Godard

2001 "Common Intent," Clear Now, with Alberto Pinton, Roberto Dani, and Salvatore Maiore, Moserbie Records

2001 "Quartetto," with Antonio Zambrini, Roberto Dani, and Tito Mangialajo Rantzer, Abeat Records

2001 “Django’s Jungle,” with Simone Guiducci, Gianni Coscia, Salvatore Maiore, Chris Speed, and Zeno De Rossi, Splasch Records

2001 “Sing Without Words,” with Paolo Birro, Roberto Dani, Salvatore Maiore, Velut Luna Records

2000 "Frattali," The Carlo Ceriani Septet, Splasch Records

1998 "Oracle," The Bill Koehler Quartet, ISU Records

1997 "In the Land Where I Come From," Paul Adams, Lakefront Productions

1995 Composer of original music for WTVP public television special, Veterans of WW II

1990, 1991 "Alive X" and "Alive XI," University of Northern Colorado Lab Band I, Walrus Records