Greg Osby
Post-bop saxophonist Greg Osby was born April 3, 1960 in St. Louis, playing in a series of R&B, funk, and blues units throughout his teen years before attending Howard University. Upon graduating from the Berklee School of Music, he settled in New York City and went on to play behind Jack DeJohnette, Andrew Hill, Herbie Hancock, and Muhal Richard Abrams; during the mid-'80s, Osby also served alongside Steve Coleman, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, and Cassandra Wilson as a member of the renowned M-Base Collective. Making his solo debut with 1987's Sound Theatre, Osby went on to record several sets for the JMT label, also earning notice for his impressive contributions to Hill's 1989 date, Eternal Spirit, and its follow-up But Not Farewell; with 1990's Man-Talk for Moderns, Vol. X, he cut his first headling session for Blue Note, with subsequent efforts for the company (including 1993's 3-D Lifestyles and 1995's Black Book), pioneering a distinctive fusion of jazz and hip-hop. While 1996's Art Forum captured the saxophonist in an acoustic setting, Osby continues exploring new avenues with each successive release, capturing the improvisational intensity of his live dates with 1999's Banned in New York and reuniting with Hill and fellow elder statesman Jim Hill for the following year's The Invisible Hand. 2001's Symbols of Light (A Solution) was a varied effort that witnessed him teaming with a string quartet, while the next year's Inner Circle was an older recording of sessions that featured a knockout version of Bjork's "All Neon Like." Osby teamed with pianist Marc Copland for 2003's Round and Round, while St. Louis Shoes was released that same year on Blue Note. Also released on Blue Note was 2005's Channel Three, which saw Osby working with drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts and bassist Matt Brewer. In 2008, Osby released 9 Levels, his first recording on his own Inner Circle Music label.
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Inner Circle
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2002
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Bobby Previte: Terminals
Zeena Parkins, Greg Osby, Nels Cline, Bobby Previte, John Medeski, So Percussion
Classical - Released by Cantaloupe Music on Oct 28, 2014
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Channel Three
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2005
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The Invisible Hand
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2000
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Conversation #9: Targeted
Florian Arbenz, Greg Osby, Arno Krijger
Jazz - Released by Hammer Recordings on Apr 7, 2023
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Public (Live)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2004
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Banned In New York
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1998
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Friendly Fire
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1999
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Symbols Of Light (A Solution)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2001
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3-D Lifestyles
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on May 4, 1993
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Man - Talk For Moderns Vol. X
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1990
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Nine Levels
Jazz - Released by Inner Circle Music on Jan 1, 2008
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Drawing
Rafael Zaldivar, Rémi-Jean Leblanc, Philippe Melanson, Eugenio Osorio, Lisanne Tremblay, Greg Osby
Jazz - Released by Effendi Records on Jun 1, 2014
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St. Louis Shoes
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2003
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Songbook
Jason Palmer, Greg Osby, Ravi Coltrane
Jazz - Released by Ayva Música Producciones, SL on Jan 1, 2007
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Solos - The Jazz Sessions (Greg Osby)
Jazz - Released by Original Spin Music on Jan 1, 2005
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