Greg Abate at The Side Door Jazz Club

Friday October 25th – Doors open at 7:30pm for cocktails, showtime 8:30pm call:860-434-0886

Greg will present a quartet - with Kent Hewitt, Phil Bowler and John Grecco. Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe. In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years.
What some say about Greg Abate: "Abate is not content to rely on stock bebop riffs and standard chord progressions. Rather, the sharp angularity of his phrases and the often startling pauses in his fast-moving lines give his work a feeling of constant invention and creativity.” –Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune....

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Friday October 25th – Doors open at 7:30pm for cocktails, showtime 8:30pm call:860-434-0886

Greg will present a quartet - with Kent Hewitt, Phil Bowler and John Grecco. Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe. In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years.
What some say about Greg Abate: "Abate is not content to rely on stock bebop riffs and standard chord progressions. Rather, the sharp angularity of his phrases and the often startling pauses in his fast-moving lines give his work a feeling of constant invention and creativity.” –Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune.

Friday October 25th – Doors open at 7:30pm for cocktails, show time 8:30pm

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