Greg Banaszak

Greg Banaszak
Born (1966-06-23) June 23, 1966
Origin Father Baker's Home for Boys, Lackawanna (Buffalo), New York
Genres European Classical, American Jazz
Instruments Saxophone
Years active 1982 - present
Labels Centaur Records, Chanson, Hyperion, Open Loop
Website www.gregbanaszak.com

Greg Banaszak (born June 23, 1966) is an American saxophonist specializing in European classical music and jazz.[1] He has performed in both styles through concerto performances, solo and chamber music recitals and jazz festival appearances in the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.[2]

Banaszak received a cum laude B.M. from Connecticut’s Hartt School of Music. He holds a M.M. degree from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and an Artist Diploma from the Centre Musical d’Annecy in France.[3]

Banaszak is a faculty member of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University.[2][4] In 2001, he was appointed to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as a voting member for the annual Grammy Awards.[3]

He is represented by Phoenix Classical Ltd. of Canada. Recording primarily on Centaur Records since 1999,[5] he has also produced albums on the Chanson, Hyperion and Open Loop labels.

Discography

  • The Glazunov Concerto, Katowice State Symphony Orchestra, Chanson Records, 1991
  • Double Vision (with Christopher Casey), Open Loop Records [now Ranch Records], 1995
  • Saxophone Concertos, Polish National Chamber Orchestra, Centaur Records, 1999
  • Romances for Saxophone and Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra of Kraków, Centaur records, 2008
  • Tangos y Serenatas, Alan Durst, Corey Whitehead, Centaur Records, 2008 [Producer]
  • Bird w/Strings Revisited, Gorzow Philharmonic Orchestra, Polonia Jazz, 2011
  • Concertos for Saxophone and Orchestra, Centaur records, 2011
  • Duo Concertos for Alto Saxophone, Flute and Orchestra, Podlaise Symphony Orchestra, Centaur Records, 2011
  • Neo-Ragtime: The Music of Brian Dykstra, Centaur Records, 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Greg Banaszak Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.", Henri Selmer Paris. Conn-Selmer. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Personnel | Greg Banaszak Archived 2012-12-10 at Archive.is". Music Department. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Biography". Greg Banaszak. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Greg Banaszak". Cleveland Institute of Music. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.centaurrecords.com/
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