Born: May 13, 1975 Primary Instrument: Harmonica
Before he even hit 30 years of age, Grégoire Maret became the most sought after harmonica player behind legends Toots Thielemans and Stevie Wonder. Influenced by both, Maret has managed to find his own voice on the instrument. His capability to play almost anything has created a steady flow of collaboration with musicians from the jazz, pop, rock, funk & R&B worlds, who call upon Maret's mastery to add his unique sound.
Born May 13, 1975 in Geneva, Switzerland to a Swiss father and American mother, Maret began his musical career as a harmonica player at age 17. He attended Geneva's prestigious Collège de Saussure and the Superior Conservatory of Music. In 1995, he made the critical decision to move to New York City and pursue his studies at the New School For Social Research, Jazz Program, where he graduated with a BA in Music in 1998, and has been on the move ever since.
Grégoire has recorded, performed and toured with many musical greats, including Reggie Workman, Charles Tolliver, Charles Fambrough, Patato Valdez, Max Roach, Tito Puente, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Pete la Roca, and Ray Brown, David Sanborn, Jimmy Scott, Jacky Terrasson, John Hicks, Idris Muhammad, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Mino Cinelu, Anita Baker, Bebel Gilberto, Leon Parker, Bruce Cockburn, George Benson, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Eric Revis and Andy Milne's Dapp Theory.
Currently residing in New York, Grégoire can either be seen on the road, or performing and recording with renowned jazz artists such as Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Hunter, Steve Coleman, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ravi Coltrane, and the Pat Metheny Group. Maret is currently touring around the world with journeyman bass guitarist and Grammy winner Marcus Miller.
Scenarios
Andy Milne & Grégoire Maret
ObliqSound
2007
Tracks: Headache in Residence; Pharos of Alexandria; As Far As We Know; Con Alma; Follow Me; House of Fisher; Couch Talk; Steps From Body to Soul; Intersections; Crystal Labyrinth; Moon River (12th track Body and Soul only on iTunes)
Personnel: Andy Milne: piano; Grégoire Maret: Harmonica.
As A Side Musician
Thunderbird
Cassandra Wilson
2007
Virgin Forest
Lionel Loueke
ObliqSound
2006
Hug Mars
Hugh Marsh
Who Let The Cats Out
Mike Stern
The Way Up
Pat Metheny Group
Silver Rain
Marcus Miller
Irreplaceable
George Benson
Glamoured
Cassandra Wilson
Right now move
Charlie Hunter Quintet
Lucidarium
Steve Coleman & Five Elements
The Ascension to Light
Steve Coleman & Five Elements
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
cookie
Me'shell Ndegeocello
New Age of Aquarius
Andy Milne
Holding Back The Years
Jimmy Scott
Over The Rainbow
Jimmy Scott
Mood Indigo
Jimmy Scott
Moon Glow
Jimmy Scott
What it is
Jacky Terrasson
A Paris
Jacky Terrasson
Tales Of The Stuttering Mime
Eric Revis
Hurricane (movie soundtrack)
Me'shell Ndegeocello
You've Never Seen Everything
Bruce Cockburn
bar talk
Jeff"tain"Watts
The Simple Life
Leon Parker
Inside
David Sanborn
The Freedom Project
Sunny Sumter
The Finest in Jazz Ballads
Blue Voices
Carnets de bord
Bernard Lavilliers
Costume
Brandon Ross
All In That Sky
Gabrielle Donati
it doesn't matter
Lou Watson
Dance Of The Infidels
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Y'all Just Don't Know
Dapp Theory
Someone To Tell
Ari Hest
Remember Their Innocence
Onaje Allan Gumbs
Shapeshifter
Matthew Garrison
Native Lands
Calhoun
Mystery To Me
Janek Gwizdala
State of mind
Raul Midon
Crossing the jordan
Rock Island
Bethany Yarrow
El Hombre
Carlos Patato Valdes
One foot in the swamp sin-drom records
John Ellis
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