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Chris Greive

Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1969, CHRIS GREIVE started playing music at the age of 11. Trumpet was his first choice because he preferred the look and sound of his dad's Louis Armstrong record to his Chris Barber album. But he was told to play trombone instead because his lips were too fat. Undaunted by this flagrant deception (Louis' lips were hardly slimline). Chris gained a Bmus degree, was a finalist in the Australian Jazz Brass Awards 1996 and has made a big impression since moving to Scotland. He has recorded with his own band, NeWt, as well as the Haftor Medboe Group, Salsa Celtica and Live Sciences. Chris is the only member of Scottish National Jazz Orchestra who has toured with both The Bad Plus and Harry Secombe.

Gear

Rath R1 Trombone

Line 6 Bass Amp

Electro-Harmonix Octaver

Boss T-Wah

Custom built Switching pedal

Hooter B1 mic pre

Shure Beta 98

various trombone mutes


Tags

Primary Instrument

Trombone

Location

Edinburgh

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

Lecturer & Big Band Director at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS Glasgow) Jazz Course (Artistic Director; Tommy Smith).

Clinic/Workshop Information

Maths & Music for Secondary Schools.

Cross-curriculum projects incl;

Music/Literacy (primary school level),

Music/Science (for University Education Degree students),

Music/Maths (for Secondary school students),

Music/RMA (for University Education Degree students.

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Music

Videos

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