Greg Bobulinski
Greg Bobulinski | |
|---|---|
| File:Gregory Alexander Bobulinski.jpg Greg Bobulinski in Italy 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gregory Alexander Bobulinski |
| Born | December 1, 1950 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Original Music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Jazz Trumpet Performer, Composer, Educator, and Author |
| Instruments | Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Associated acts | Clark Terry Big Bad Band *Big Nick Nicholas *Chris Woods *His Own Groups - ENERGY FIELD (80'S), ODYSSEY (90'S), G-MEN (CURRENT) |
| Website | www |
Greg Bobulinski is a New York based musician (jazz trumpet performer), composer, educator, and author.
Early
Greg Bobulinski was born in Brooklyn, NY Dec. 1, 1950; father - Alexander Michael and mother - Suzie Caroline (Labant); he attended Ohio State University, 1968-1970 enrolled as a liberal arts student and then as a music major; then transferred to North Texas State University, Music Bachelor Degree, 1974; Certified Music Educator (all levels) Texas; had many fine private teachers including Carmine Caruso (embouchure specialist) and Freddie Hubbard (jazz trumpet master). Professional career began at age 13, worked with his brothers Robert and Stephen in a dance combo ‘The Rainbows’. First introduced to jazz at local library where he obtained recordings of Louis Armstrong and Clark Terry. Performed with the East Meadow High School Jazz Band under the direction of William Katz for State Fair of Barquisimeto, Venezuela on a state department tour in Winter of 1968. Also, performed at high school jazz festivals where he received high praise from judges: Jimmy Nottingham ('Sir James') “a fine soloist” and Lionel Hampton “has a great future as a jazz soloist”. These experiences led Greg to choose music performance as a life career. Around this same time, he began ‘jamming’ at many of the Long Island jazz nightspots- the Steer Inn and Sonny’s Place (which also became his first jazz gigs as a leader) and Queens nightspots – Gerald’s, Tamara Lounge, the Showplace, and most prominently, the Village Door where the rhythm section was Peck Morrison on bass, Clyde Lucas on drums, and Hank Edmonds on piano. It was at the Village Door that Greg met and jammed with jazz greats: Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Richard Williams, and especially, composer/saxophonist, Ernie Wilkins, who was to become his friend, mentor, and band mate with Clark Terry band. Other longtime friends and influences would be: Bross Townsend, Jimmy Nottingham, Chris Woods, Wilbur Little, and Joe Carroll ('BeBop'). Upon meeting Marvin Stamm in December 1968, who was performing at the Village Vanguard on a Monday evening with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, he was directed by Mr. Stamm to contact Carmine Caruso who worked on 46th St. in midtown Manhattan. Mr. Bobulinski studied and developed a relationship/friendship with Carmine Caruso for many years and was given Caruso’s permission to teach the ‘long setting’ method developed by Carmine Caruso and Hal Graham. At first, he performed engagements, using the stage name of Beau Gabriel, in NYC area as well as Columbus, Ohio plus pickup work with bands like Larry Elgart, Ted Weems, Lee Castle, and the Dorsey Brothers orchestra. While finishing his college degree, he began working with the Red Garland Quintet at the Arandas Club in South Dallas, Texas 1970-1972. [1] It was around this time that Mr. Bobulinski stopped using his stage name and returned to using his birth name. From that point in time, Mr. Bobulinski’s career has continued for five decades. In the summer of 1973, on a tip from Freddie Hubbard, he went to the Jazzboat (formerly Slugs) nightclub, East Village, Manhattan to rehearse with the Clark Terry Big Bad Band where they were preparing for a tour to Europe with Ben Webster. Politics bumped Greg from this tour but an event on that tour occurred that forever changed Mr. Bobulinski’s life. One of the players stepped on Jimmy Heath’s saxophone and this led to a phone call from Clark Terry immediately upon his return to the states giving the trumpet chair to Greg.[2]
Career Overview
JAZZ EXPANIONIST – GREG BOBULINSKI [3] is a trumpet explorer bringing improvised/expressive trumpet soloing and composition into many diversified arenas of music: jazz, classical, Latin, opera, poetry, a cappella trumpet choir, Native American, religious services, cyclic form. Mr. Bobulinski has worked with many of the greatest names in jazz history from Clark Terry [2] to Red Garland [1] to Big Nick Nicholas [4] [5] ; from the Newport Jazz Festival (JVC/KOOL) [2] to the Louis Armstrong House [4] [5] to Saint Peter’s Church [6]; engagements ranging from solo trumpet to full orchestra, throughout the world. Composing original music for over 45 years; recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts [7] [8], Meet the Composer, American Music Center fellowships. [6]
Career Details (partial listing)
- Moved back to New York City in 1973
- performer, recording artist, clinician, Clark Terry Organization, multiple tours USA, Europe, Scandinavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia; multiple albums, 1973-1982; [2]
- performer, guest artist at De Kroeg in Amsterdam, Holland, with his own trio Wilbur Little (bass) and Martin van Duynhoven (drums), 1977;
- performer, Holland America MS Rotterdam Jazz Cruise/Clark Terry/Joe Williams/Gerry Mulligan/Slide Hampton, 1979; [2]
- recording artist, Ford Foundation, Woodstock, NY, Michael Mantler and Carla Bley, 1975; [9]
- performer, recording artist Chris Woods Ensemble, 1975-1983; [9]
- composition fellowship National Endowment for the Arts, 1978;[7], performance fellowship, 1980-81 [8]
- composer for Breuckelein Brass Quintet, Brooklyn, NY and Islip Arts Council, LI, NY 1983;[citation needed]
- performer, composer, Songs for the American Indian, along with the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, 1981-83; [citation needed]
- composer, performer, Energy Field, Manhattan, NY, with Charles Davis (sax), Jack Bashkow (sax), Bross Townsend (piano), Daniel A. Weiss (guitar/keyboards/organ), Tom Kirchmer (bass), Ed Balsamo (drums), 1984-1990;[10]
- educator, author, Heuristic Method for Bb Trumpet/Cornet, 1985; Maieutic Method for Composition and Jazz Improvisation, 1985;
- ensemble leader commission, Queens Borough Library, (Main Branch), NY, 1986/1987;
- guest artist, performer, Long Island Jam sponsored by the International Art of Jazz, 1985-1988; [citation needed]
- featured in Newsday (WEEKEND segment) article about Jazz on Long Island, NY, along with jazz legend, Ornette Coleman and vocalist, Gwen Cleveland, 1987;[11]
- video artist, ‘Profile of a Trumpet Virtuoso’, Meet the Composer, 1988;[6]
- performer, Newport Jazz Festival (JVC Festival) (Clark Terry and Friends), The Town Hall (New York City), 1989; [2]
- artist, Louis Armstrong House 'Pops is Tops' concert series (Big Nick Nicholas Quintet), Corona, NY, 1991; [4] [5]
- clinician, educator, Louis Armstrong Middle School, East Elmhurst, NY, 1992; [citation needed]
- composer, conductor, performer, Artist’s Mass for the Laity, Saint Peter’s Church in the Citicorp building, 53rd St. and Lexington Ave., Manhattan, with Reverend John Garcia Gensel ('shepherd of the night flock'), 1993; [citation needed]
- author, War or the World of Light, (under pen name of Alex Babula), 1990;[12]
- educator, adjunct professor, Five Towns College, Dix Hills, NY, (improvisation, jazz ensemble, pvt. lessons-brass), 1994-2017;[13] [14]
- composer, recording artist, ODYSSEY, with Ed Balsamo and Jim Guanieri (drums), Tom Kirchmer (bass), Glenn Palermo (electric bass), Bobby Marx (sax), 1992-1997;[15]
- performer, Tom Kirchmer’s Silveresque – tribute to Horace Silver, The Hit Factory, NYC, 1994;[16]
- ceremony participant for the Louis Armstrong stamp dedication day at the Louis Armstrong House, Corona, Queens 1995[17]
- recording artist, East of the Sun CD (Cats Paw Records), 1996 [9]
- recording artist, Hibiscus Flowre:Duqueovelle CD (Cats Paw Records), 1998; [9]
- author, article on mouthpiece placement for NY Brass Conference magazine - The Brass Player, 1998;[18]
- performance, lecture, demo, New York 26th Annual Brass Conference at Lighthouse, 1998;[19]
- composer, performer, recording artist, G-Men, featuring Edmar Castaneda (harp), Greg 'King' George (sax), Deborah 'Debo' Davis (vocalist), 2000-present. [3]
Compositions (large works only)
- Il Dolore D’amore (The Pain of Love) - Opera in three acts (English/Italian), 1998-2004;
- The Interlopers - Opera based on H.H. Munroe ‘Saki’ story, 2011-2012;
- A Country Doctor, Opera based on Franz Kafka story, 2014-2015;
- Duality (music for double trios), 1997;
- The Four Seasons of Song (a cyclical piece), 1985;
- Songs for the American Indian, 1978-2010; [citation needed]
- Espana Beya - a suite in seven movements, small group version and full orchestration version; 1976-1981; [7] [8]
- The Third World suite, 1975;
- Oratorio: Desiderata 350 pg. sketchbook, 1970-1998; full orchestration version (work in progress), 2017-present;
- In addition, one hundred compositions of varying lengths. (see Library of Congress copyrights)
Life Bio/Interviews
- Jazz Inside Magazine – interview by Joe Patitucci – June/July 2013 - www.JAZZINSIDEMAGAZINE.COM[20] [21]
- WBAI-FM - with host Richard B. Isles – April 1993
- WNEW-FM – with host Jazzbeau Collins – November 1987
- WNYG-AM – with host Lou Monel – Summer 1985[citation needed]
- WBGO-FM – with host Rhonda Hamilton – May 1981
- WYRS-FM – with host Rick Pettrone – May 1981
- WRVR-FM - with host Les Davis/Phil Schapp – Summer 1976
Film/Video/Television
- Live from the Tent (Squire Music Media International) 2013
- QPTV Jazz Cats Shows 1 and 2 Queens Public Television, Cats Paw Records and Thomas Wicker Associates 1997
- Fox TV A Current Affair - Triumph of the Spirit (Tribute to Bross Townsend) w/Bernard Purdie/Bob Cunningham 1991
- PBS/IOWA Carmen McRae - Live at the Palace Theatre, Des Moines, Iowa with Clark Terry and his Big Bad Band 1979[22]
- PBS/IOWA Clark Terry Big Bad Band - Live at Palace Theatre, Des Moines, Iowa 1979[23]
Discography
- 1974 Clark Terry Big Bad Band, Live at Wichita Jazz Festival, Vanguard Records[9]
- 1975 Bob Emry/Greg Bobulinski, The Tortured Prophet, Meridian records[24]
- 1976 Mike Mantler/Carla Bley, 13 and ¾, JCOA records [9]
- 1977 Clark Terry Big Bad Band, Live at Buddy’s Place, NYC, Vanguard records [9]
- 1978 Chris Woods, Modus Operandi, Delmark records [9]
- 1979 Clark Terry Big Bad Band Live in Warsaw (Polish Jazz Society)(Gambit records)[25]
- 1988 Video – Profile of a Trumpet Virtuoso (multiple sponsors through Meet the Composer) [6]
- 1996 CD - East of the Sun, Cats Paw records [9]
- 1998 CD - Hibiscus Flowre: Duqueovelle, Cats Paw records [9]
- 2003 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novel - WAR or the World of Light, (under the pen name of Alex Babula), Xlibris Publishing [12]
- 2007 CD - New York Jazz Scene, Hindsight Records [9]
- 2010 CD - Songs for the American Indian, Thomas Wicker Associates/Thunderbird American Indian Dancers [citation needed]
- 2012 CD – LIVE at Festival of New Trumpet Underground Festival, Thomas Wicker Associates [3]
- 2014 CD - Two Compositions – Duality and the Four Seasons of Song, Thomas Wicker Associates [15]
- 2015 CD – Opera - A Country Doctor, Squire Music Media International
- 2017 CD - Gentle Grog, RetroNouveau Audio
Honors/Awards/Distinctions
- 1978 – National Endowment for the Arts – awarded fellowship for composition of the Espana Beya suite [7]
- 1980 – National Endowment for the Arts – awarded fellowship for performance of the Espana Beya suite [8] (premiered with full orchestration May 1981 at Ramapo College of New Jersey) (premiered small group version December 1982 at Saint Peter's Church, NYC)
- 1987 – Meet The Composer – grant for performance concerts at Saint Peter’s Church – 53rd street and Lexington Avenue, NYC [6]
- 1993 – American Music Center – grant for copying parts for performance of Artist’s Mass for the Laity [citation needed]
- 1996 - Louis Armstrong house museum and archives- Gregory Alexander Bobulinski memo, press materials, reviews, programs, and biography, also includes book report written when he was 16 years old/CD - East of the Sun; all incorporated into the permanent Satchmo collection, Corona, Queens[26]
- 1996 – Meet The Composer- grant for quartet performance at Saint Peter’s Church, NYC
Personal Quotations
- Donald P. Borchert dedicates his newest nonfiction book ‘Free for All’ (Virgin Books) “To GREG BOBULINSKI, jazz trumpet extra-ordinaire, who reminds us that life is not merely endless commerce.”[27]
- Clark Terry - Jazz Trumpet Master, Recording Artist & Jazz Educator “Greg, ‘Grog’, ‘Rebo’ Bobulinski has been a great friend of mine for more than thirty years. When my Big-Bad Band was in its prime, ‘Ole’ Greg was always the quarterback of the trumpet section.”[28]
- Ernie Wilkins – saxophonist, master composer/arranger “ . . . until I heard this album (The Tortured Prophet), I was totally unaware of Greg’s compositional abilities. What a pleasant surprise! I was impressed by all of his compositions . . . but the beauty of ‘Dream On, Brother Noah’ almost moved me to tears. This young instrumentalist/composer proves once again that one does not necessarily need an orchestra to create music, especially music of expression, interest, and beauty.” [24]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Horace Silver". Jazz Improv. 2, Number 1 (ISSN: 1080–3572): 58. 1999.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Terry, Clark (2011-11-08). The Autobiography of Clark Terry - CLARK. University of California Press. pp. 185, Photo #18. ISBN 978-0-520-26846-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New Trumpet Underground at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC June 26-28". Festival of New Trumpet Music. NYC. June 26–29, 2009.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Pops is Tops: An Afternoon of Jazz History and Music for Young Audiences Featuring Big Nick Nicholas Program". Louis Armstrong House Museum Collection. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2018-11-05.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Louis Armstrong House Museum Collection - 1991 Photos". Louis Armstrong House Museum Collection. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2018-11-05.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Greg Bobulinski : profile of a trumpet virtuoso". WorldCat. Thomas Wicker Associates. 1989. Archived from the original on 2001-04-28. Retrieved 2018-11-05.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "National Endowment for the Arts Annual Report, 1979". National Endowment for the Arts. December 31, 1978.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "National Endowment for the Arts Annual Report, 1981". National Endowment for the Arts. December 31, 1980.
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 "Greg Bobulinski | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Greg Bobulinski's Energy Field". WorldCat. T.W. Associates, ©1992. 1992. Archived from the original on 2001-04-28. Retrieved 2018-11-05.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Goodman, Peter (July 31, 1987). "The LI Jam and More" (Friday, July 31, 1987). NEWSDAY. p. Weekend 17.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Bobulinski, Greg; Alex Babula (Pen name) (2003). WAR or The World of Light. Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4134-1213-0. Search this book on
- ↑ "Studen Music Guide, Where to Study Jazz 2014". Downbeat. Volume 80 (Number 10): 82. October 2013.
- ↑ Bobulinski, Greg. "Adjunct Music Faculty". Five Towns College. Five Towns College. p. 156. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-05.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Studio Notes". The Musicians' Exchange. Volume XXII (Number 10): 31. April 1997.
- ↑ "JAZZ IT UP @ JOHNNY K's Concert & Dining Experience with THOMAS KIRCHMER SILVERESQUE QUINTET". Brown Paper Tickets.
- ↑ "Louis Armstrong NY stamp dedication ceremony participants listing (signed by all participants)". Louis Armstrong House Museum Online Catalog. 1995. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2018-11-05.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Bobulinski, Greg (1997). "Mouthpiece Placement - The First of Five Areas of Trumpet Position". The Brass Player (Fall): 10–12.
- ↑ New York Brass Conference for Scholarships (March 27, 1998). "The 26th Annual 1998 Brass Conference". Worldcat. Conference Site: The Lighthouse 111 East 59th St. New York City: New York Brass Conference. Archived from the original (Lecture/Performance) on 1998.
- ↑ Patitucci, Joe (June 2013). "Interview: Greg Bobulinski". Jazz Inside Magazine. Volume 4 (Number 11): 30–31. ISSN 2150-3419.
- ↑ Patitucci, Joe (July 2013). "Interview: Greg Bobulinski". Jazz Inside Magazine. Volume 4 (Number 11): 42. ISSN 2150-3427.
- ↑ "Defiance Crescent News". Defiance Crescent News. August 17, 1979.
- ↑ "The Indianapolis News". The Indianapolis News. August 18, 1979. p. 49.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Bob Emry - Greg Bobulinski – The Tortured Prophet". Discogs.
- ↑ "Clark Terry & His Big Bad Band – Live In Warsaw 1978 (2009)". Feel the Blues with all that Jazz. Gambit Records. 2009.
- ↑ Bobulinski, Greg (1967–1996). "Broadcast transcript". Louis Armstrong House Museum Online Catalog. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-10-20.CS1 maint: Date format (link) CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Borchert, Don (2007). Free for All. p. vii. ISBN 978-1-9052-6412-4. Search this book on
- ↑ "East of the Sun Greg Bobulinski". Cats Paw Records. Cats Paw Records.
This article "Greg Bobulinski" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Greg Bobulinski. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
