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Gregory Dudzienski

Saxophonist and composer Gregory Dudzienski lives a life of constant motion. After years of travel, he has become a member of Chicago’s strong community of musicians and improvisers. His original music has been featured on the Anagram Series at The Elastic Arts Foundation, the Actual Jazz Series at Cafe Mustache, and the Chicago Jazz Composers Collective At The Green Mill as well as the Is This Jazz Series at AS200 in Providence, Rhode Island, the International Saxophone Symposium in Fairfax, Virginia, and the Salerno Jazz Festival in Salerno Italy.

Gregory Dudzienski Quartet: Beautiful Moments

Read "Beautiful Moments" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 2020

There are many Beautiful Moments on Chicago-based tenor saxophonist Gregory Dudzienski's second CD under his name, some of which enfold his warm-blooded tenor, others the spirited give-and-take with his blue-chip quartet whose other members are pianist Chris White, bassist Kelly Sill and drummer Jeff Stitely. Yes, Dudzienski is heavily influenced by the music of the 1950s and '60s, but some would argue that was a Golden Age for small-group jazz, with many of its renowned standard-bearers now enshrined in various ...

“A great warm sound and his melodic way of playing is all heart”. ~ Jerry Bergonzi "Greg is one of the most dedicated and hardest working students that I've had. Hearing his growth as a saxophonist and composer has been a real pleasure. I look forward to great things from him." ~ Rick Margitza