Portrait of Greg Glassman

Greg Glassman © Willa Ellafair Folmar

Greg Glassman

Greg Glassman is a NYC-based trumpeter, composer and educator. A protégé of jazz greats Marcus Belgrave and Clark Terry, Greg is a staple of the New York City jazz scene as a trumpet soloist, improviser and bandleader, featured regularly. He has recently been invited to perform with groups led by David Schnitter, Lakecia Benjamin, Saul Rubin, Javon Jackson, Willie Jones III and many others. His band’s multi-decade NYC residency is documented in the recording “Greg Glassman/Stacy Dillard Quintet: LIVE AT FAT CAT”. He has toured with a diverse array of artists including Burning Spear, Oscar Perez, Roswell Rudd, The Skatalites, Oliver Lake and Taylor Mac. He holds degrees in Jazz and African-American Music from Oberlin College and Queens College, and has been a faculty member at Bard College since 2011. Recently, he arranged the music for octogenarian gospel queen Rene Bailey’s “Good Old Songs”. His composition for solo piano, “Partita for Elena”, was at the heart of 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection Outside Story.

As of: September 2024