John Geggie
A native of the Gatineau Valley, John Geggie has studied with numerous esteemed teachers in both the orchestral as well as the improvised music fields. In Ottawa, he worked with David Currie of the National Arts Centre Orchestra and continued post-graduate studies with Larry Hurst and Bruce Bransby at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). With the help of a grants through the Canada Council for the Arts, John studied with the well-known bassists Gary Peacock, Palle Danielsson and Anders Jormin.
John Geggie has secured for himself a position in the Canadian and international jazz scene as a versatile musician and creative composer. He has two CDs released under his own name, The Geggie Project with Marilyn Crispell (Ambiances Magnétique) and The Geggie Trio featuring Donny McCaslin, Across the Sky (Plunge Records). For nine years, he has programmed, curated and performed in his own series (The Geggie Series) of improvisational concerts at the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa (Canada). He has also recorded or performed with a veritable who’s who of creative improvised music: Edward Simon, Seamus Blake, Donny McCaslin, Jon Christensen, Andy Milne, Ben Monder, George Colligan, Craig Taborn, Sheila Jordan, David Murray, Andrew Cyrille, Matt Brubeck, Ted Nash, Billy Hart, Vic Juris, Marilyn Crispell, Myra Melford. Bill Carrothers, Cuong Vu and bassist Mark Dresser. He has for many years hosted the Late Night Jam Sessions at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival.
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Album Review
- Alex Moxon Quartet by Jack Bowers
Live Review
- John Geggie / Lorne Lofsky / Joe Sullivan / Jim Doxas: Ottawa, Canada, May 26,...
- John Geggie / Ron Miles / David Occhipinti: Ottawa, Canada, January 14, 2012
- John Geggie / Frank Kimbrough / Jean Martin: Ottawa, Canada April 17, 2010
- John Geggie: Ottawa, Canada, March 6, 2010
Album Review
- Geggie Project by John Kelman
Interview
Album Review
- Across the Sky by John Kelman
Live Review
- John Geggie / Josh Rager / Paul Meyers: Ottawa, Canada November 28, 2009
- John Geggie / Edward Simon / Jim Doxas: Ottawa, Canada June 13, 2009
January 24, 2010
Bassist John Geggie Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
December 15, 2009
New Year's Eve with John Geggie at the NAC Fourth Stage!
September 21, 2009
Jazz Geggie Series Presents Padovani, Trudel and Mazza
September 30, 2004
Bassist John Geggie Returns to NAC's Fourth Stage with new series, 5...
October 09, 2002
John Geggie Concert Series Returns To The National Arts Centre
Primary Instrument
Bass
Location
Ottawa
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Photos
Albums
In a Capricornian Way
From: Alex Moxon QuartetBy John Geggie
Across the Sky
From: Geggie ProjectBy John Geggie
Scatterbrain Drain
From: Across the SkyBy John Geggie