Few alto players on the post-bop scene have the whole package like Greg Abate. The globally recognized bandleader is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, an educator, as well as a true ambassador for jazz music. Through the decades, Abate has impressed enough of the real jazz folks to earn the nickname “the prince of bebop, ” which makes good sense if you’ve ever seen him perform. The trio behind his work is undeniable, the power, passion and creative ability is in full view. Abate’s emotions emerge in every note.
“Abate is not content to rely on stock bebop riffs and standard chord progressions, ” says the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich. “Rather, the sharp angularity of his phrases and the often startling pauses in his fast-moving lines give his work a feeling of constant invention and creativity.”

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