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Gregg Arthur

Gregg Arthur was always a singer, even as a child. Listening intently to his father’s albums , he would perform songs on his grandmothers piano, and even reinterpret the tunes. Encouraged to perform and study by his parents from that early age, Gregg is now singer and songwriter with 8 albums to his name, and a career of live performances that has spanned the planet. “I love the way you sing. You have a fan in the way you phrase…it’s perfect” -Tony Bennett

Originally from Sydney Australia he now calls the United States his home, living in Los Angeles, California and traveling all over the world to perform the music he loves. Gregg’s training and education are firmly based in the tradition of jazz vocals and the great American Songbook, and uses his considerable abilities to interpret what he calls the “new standards”, pop and smooth jazz classics from brilliant writers and performers like Sting, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell. Studying music in Sydney, Gregg honed his vocal skills with famed singing coach Don Graden, studied acting to enhance his singing performances at The Actors Studio and lessons with legendary acting teacher Hayes Gordon. Gregg has performed and recorded with the cream of the Australian music industry, legends like Don Burrows, Craig Scott and his dear friend the late Maestro Tommy Tycho. In the United States Gregg is performing and writing with legendary pianist Tom Ranier, and has a residency with beloved bassist Pat Senatore's trio at the prestigious venue Vibrato, owned and presented by renowned Grammy award winning trumpeter Herb Alpert. With a sophisticated style on stage, blended with humor and great charisma, Gregg Arthur is a rare entertainer.

“My attitude is that I am on stage collaborating with the musicians. We are all working together, listening to each other to create a live performance that is exciting and in the moment”

Gregg Arthur has recorded 8 albums, two with orchestra for ABC Classics & Jazz/ Universal Music; Love Story in 2011 and Unforgettable, a portrait of Nat “King” Cole in 2012. He has been praised internationally for his original smooth vocal style by Tony Bennett in the United States, radio king Alan Jones in Australia, Michael Parkinson on the BBC in the United Kingdom, and Don Heckman in the LA Times.

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I love the way you sing. You’re yourself, which makes you an original singer, your phrasing is perfection - Tony Bennett

Add Australian singer Arthur to the growing list of male vocal artists finding inspiration in the Great American Songbook repertoire. And he does it with authority. - Don Heckman, L.A Times

I had the great fortune to work with Gregg in Las Vegas. He’s got it all; phrasing, intimate voice, presence, pitch, taste, star material indeed.” - Gus Mancuso (Sarah Vaughan)

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Love Story

ABC Jazz
2011

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Lounge Jazz

Unknown label
2010

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Get Out of Town

Unknown label
2009

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Here With Me

Unknown label
2007

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A Different Place

Unknown label
2003

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