Gregory Page (bassist)
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Gregory Page is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in London
, England
on Easter Sunday in 1963. His Armenian and Irish parents met while they were on tour with their bands en route to the Middle East. According to an interview with KGTV reporter Phil Konstantin
, Gregory showed little interest in academic or business studies as a boy. However, he was always fascinated listening to 78 rpm records on his grandfather's phonograph. Upon arriving in the United States, he began a series of odd jobs, including as a cab driver and cook. He also began tirelessly writing and recording his own brand of music. It is easy to observe that the voice and music of Al Bowlly had a definite effect on Page's career. According to Page: "The tightrope my music teeters upon is the struggle between tradition & progress, history & fantasy. I am the songbird & the worm."
Besides working on his own music, Page has also worked with an array of artists such as Jason Mraz
, John Doe
, Jewel
, Tom Brosseau
, Steve Poltz
and A.J. Croce. In 1996, John Doe, formerly of the band X, provided lead guitar on and produced his independently released Fare thee Well album. His collaboration and friendship with Croce enticed him to join A.J.'s label Seedling Records and to release his CD, Love Made Me Drunk. In the 1990s, Gregory was a member of The Rugburns
,.
He is currently living in Southern California and frequently tours Europe
and Australia
. Page's new self-released album "My True Love" is a tip of the hat to Al Bowlly and the Sweet Jazz from another era. Like the music of Al, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & Cole Porter, Page is not just inspired by American music, he is American Music.
Collaborations
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on Easter Sunday in 1963. His Armenian and Irish parents met while they were on tour with their bands en route to the Middle East. According to an interview with KGTV reporter Phil Konstantin
Phil Konstantin
Phil Konstantin is American, and also a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. While his legal name is Morris Phillip Konstantin, he has always gone by the name of Phil Konstantin. He was one of the computer operators who ran the IBM 360, model 75J computers at NASA during the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17...
, Gregory showed little interest in academic or business studies as a boy. However, he was always fascinated listening to 78 rpm records on his grandfather's phonograph. Upon arriving in the United States, he began a series of odd jobs, including as a cab driver and cook. He also began tirelessly writing and recording his own brand of music. It is easy to observe that the voice and music of Al Bowlly had a definite effect on Page's career. According to Page: "The tightrope my music teeters upon is the struggle between tradition & progress, history & fantasy. I am the songbird & the worm."
Besides working on his own music, Page has also worked with an array of artists such as Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
, John Doe
John Doe
The name "John Doe" is used as a placeholder name in a legal action, case or discussion for a male party, whose true identity is unknown or must be withheld for legal reasons. The name is also used to refer to a male corpse or hospital patient whose identity is unknown...
, Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, Tom Brosseau
Tom Brosseau
Tom Brosseau is an American musical storyteller and guitarist, born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-Biography:Fat Cat Records artist Tom Brosseau tours and performs in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. In the Los Angeles area his home club is Largo. His song "How to Grow a Woman from...
, Steve Poltz
Steve Poltz
Steve Poltz is a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in San Diego, California. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Rugburns and is best known for co-writing the #2 Jewel song "You Were Meant for Me"...
and A.J. Croce. In 1996, John Doe, formerly of the band X, provided lead guitar on and produced his independently released Fare thee Well album. His collaboration and friendship with Croce enticed him to join A.J.'s label Seedling Records and to release his CD, Love Made Me Drunk. In the 1990s, Gregory was a member of The Rugburns
The Rugburns
The Rugburns was an American musical group originally formed by Steve Poltz, "Dr." Robert Driscoll, and Gerald "Child" McMullin.-History:Starting as classmates at the University of San Diego, the group formed in the mid-1980s and began playing in the San Diego, CA area...
,.
He is currently living in Southern California and frequently tours Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Page's new self-released album "My True Love" is a tip of the hat to Al Bowlly and the Sweet Jazz from another era. Like the music of Al, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & Cole Porter, Page is not just inspired by American music, he is American Music.
Discography
- My True Love (2011)
- Once & For All (2010, Produced By Jason Mraz)
- Promise Of A Dream (European Release 2010)
- Heartstrings (2010)
- Bird in a Cage (2009)
- All Make Believe (2008)
- God Makes Ghosts
- "Live" in Australia
- Knife in My Chest (2008, Produced By Jason Mraz)
- Daydreaming At Night (2006)
- Under the Rainbow
- Grace in Arms
- Happiness Is Being Lonely (2007)
- Music for Mortals
- Daydreaming A Night (2006)
- Love Made Me Drunk (2006)
- Sleeping Dogs (2005)
- The Reality of Dinosaurs (2004)(EP)
- Grace In Arms (2003)
- Under The Rainbow (2002)
- God Makes Ghosts (2002)
- Unhappy Hour (2001)
- And I Look Up (2001)
- Music For Mortals (2000)
- "Live" From Lestat's (1999)
- "Live" From The Basement in Oz (1999)
- Fare Thee Well (1998, Produced By John Doe)
- The Romantic Adventures Of Harry (1996)
- The Romantic Adventures of Harry (1995/2005)
- A Dream To Remember (1995)
- Drawing Down The Moon" (1992)
Collaborations
- The American Folksingers ~ Volume 1 & 2 (With Tom Brosseau)
- The Hatchet Brothers ~ "Love Hurts" & "Tools Of The Trade"
- The Rugburns ~ "Morning Wood", "Mommy I'm Sorry" & "Taking The World By Donkey""
External links
- Gregory's official website
- NRC Magazine Interview by Amanda Kuyper ~ February 4, 2011
- "Promise Of A Dream" Album Review by MUZIEK Magazine ~ September 2010
- Jason Mraz writes about his pal Gregory in "Freshness Factor Five Thousand"