FREELANCE NEO-BOP JAZZ SESSION DRUMMER Contact me via Cell = 845 901 4072, Set Lists to = aj.gretch@gmail.com
In between studio sessions, at least 3 hours a day, I’m listening & playing to plenty Bop Jazz classics. Although I grew up during the Hip Hop and Neo Soul era, and I love and play these 2 genres dearly and well, it doesn’t compare to the strong love I have for hard swinging, and funky Hard Bop Jazz.
After my old man introduced me to his Hard Bop favorites, (Jimmy Smith & Yusef Lateef) as a teen and young adult, I took lessons & read books, in an attempt to learn as much as I could about playing Bop Jazz, now I fully love and totally dedicate my life to mastering it.
Looking forward to continue meeting new artists and bandleaders, so they can share their own Ideas and visions with me, as their potential drummer, here in the great studios of southern Westchester County and Manhattan, to frequently gig & record with.