Every one of the 7.7 billion of us is connected to most every other everywhere within a chain of 6 or fewer steps. The Matrix applies this phenomenon to artists. Greg Ruby is steps away from every artist encompassed by this matrix, and by logical extension, everybody on earth.
"I CURATE!" steps forward (curator indicated beneath curations). "Greg Ruby, curated" steps backward (curators indicated on respective pages).
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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Greg Ruby
- City: Seattle
- Country: United States
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Greg Ruby is a guitarist, composer, author, bandleader and music educator living in Seattle, WA. His most recent record, Syncopated Classic, was named Northwest Jazz Recording of the Year by Earshot Jazz Magazine.
Greg tours and performs at swing dances, concert halls and festivals that have included: Lindy Focus, the French Quarter Festival, DjangoFest and the NW Balboa Festival. Greg’s most recent band, the Greg Ruby 6 performs the compositions and arrangements of swing guitar legend Oscar Alemán. Greg also leads The Greg Ruby Quartet, a Hot Club jazz group dedicated to all-original compositions; collaborates with New York and New Orleans musicians in The Rhythm Runners, a Prohibition-era dance band; and plays Valse musette and European café jazz with the Bric-a-brac Trio. During his tenure with the venerable Hot Club ensemble Pearl Django, he performed at the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-seine, France.
Greg’s compositions have been heard on radio, television and documentaries including NBC’s Parks and Recreation and the podcast Freakanomics. His 2010 CD, Look Both Ways, features all original compositions and reached #1 on the Roots Music Review jazz chart. Greg has authored the Pearl Django Play-Along Book, Frank D. Waldron: Seattle’s Syncopated Classicand the Oscar Alemán Play-Along Book. As a sought-after music instructor, Greg shares his love of vintage jazz guitar at schools, clinics and camps and he is the Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week coordinator at Warren Wilson College.
Contact Information
- Email: greg@gregrubymusic.com
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Management/Booking:
Booking:
Greg Ruby Music
booking@gregrubymusic.com
206.920.5276
Publicity:
XO Publicity
estey@xopublicity.com
206.728.0457
My Media & Markets
- ▶ Buy My Music (downloads/CDs/DVDs): http://gregrubymusic.com/product-category/records/
- ▶ Book Purchases: http://gregrubymusic.com/product-category/books/
- ▶ Instagram: gregrubymusic
- ▶ Website: http://gregrubymusic.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlJNKG8KsqPw6uwNigGx4A
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UC3RPHlwEt3WcAFDEKIFoERA
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/3qhOjZXA2eZ2urMU7nZKge
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/3jp5yZFOc3Nch20SOgtJmV
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/14WKikQKvWOW9bWhVTkili
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/1tZhuVJ5R7pmyhw9y3e5Y5
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Quotes, Notes & Etc.
“Over the past 20 years, Greg Ruby has become a gem of the Pacific Northwest Jazz scene as a guitarist, composer, band-leader and music historian.”
— Joe Bebco, The Syncopated Times
My Instruction
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Lessons/Workshops:
From private guitar lessons, to workshops and the school classroom, Greg is adept at multiple teaching styles. He has led Gypsy Jazz Guitar Workshops at the State University of New York, Oswego; Seattle Jazz Guitar Society; Wintergrass Music Festival; DjangoFest; the Dusty String Music School (Seattle); The Mandolin Symposium; the Millwood Guitar Week; and at the Swannanoa Gathering (North Carolina).
Greg is available for private guitar lessons either in person or via Skype. Please contact him directly at greg@gregrubymusic.com to arrange a time.
Clips (more may be added)
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Greg Ruby
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Rhythm Oil: "Scofflaw" by Greg Ruby and The Rhythm Runners
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