Gregg Mazel, Musician

for music lessons and professional bookings please call 902-932-3634

 

 Instruments

 

        All vintage and completely restored Saxophones (’59 Conn Baritone, ’27 Conn Alto, ‘57 Conn Tenor, ’27 Conn Soprano, 1911 King C Soprano), vintage 60's  Ludwig Musser Pro-55 Vibraharp, Kurzweil K2Vx Synthesizer, iMac and HP Laptop with FireWire Midi Interface (Sound Forge, Sibelius, Finale, DVD Architect), '48 All Grenadilla Parisian Martin Frères Bass Clarinet, early 70's Bundy Low Eb Resonite Bass Clarinet, all Grenadilla Buffet Crampon Model 1193 Prestige Low C Bass Clarinet, 60's Parisian Malverne Bb wooden soprano Clarinet.

       

 

Repertory

        Jazz, Classical, Soul, Gospel, Motown, Progressive, World/Roots Music, Self-composed various compositions.

 

Gregg's cousin is trumpeter Raphe Malik, who played with Cecil Taylor and Glenn Spearman as well as Sabir Mateen.

Gregg enjoyed living near New York City sitting in with Harry Allen, Joel Forbes, Chuck Riggs and Joe Cohn at the Zuni Bar near Times Square.


598 Ninth Ave.
New York, NY 10036
NEIGHBORHOOD: HELL'S KITCHEN

Gregg has recently moved to Weymouth, Nova Scotia. Gregg is pursuing his dream of opening up a Musical Arts Society with WJAZ as a community co-op jazz radio station.


Mazel Musical Arts Society

 

RealAudio and MP3 Samples of Gregg Mazel's saxophone work with The Sheiks, recorded live at the Knickerbocker Cafe, Westerly, RI in 1997
Mark Pescatello Memorial Concert #1 featuring Sugar Ray Norcia Harmonica & V, Carl Querfurth Tb, Gregg Mazel As/Ts/Bs, Tom Mahfood Ts/Bs Dan Barrow Tb, Neil Gouvin D, Jimmy Wimpfheimer B, Fox Mills G, Tony Perrone T, Keith "50" Sorenson G -- Special guest: Charlie Riggs D

Kidney Stew (RealAudio™)
She's Cheating You (RealAudio™)
Pennies from Heaven (RealAudio™)

Kidney Stew (MP3)
She's Cheating You (MP3)
Pennies from Heaven (MP3)

RealAudio and MP3 Samples of Gregg's saxophone work with a NY quartet recorded in Brooklyn 1996
Gregg Mazel Ts/As, Shawn McGloin B, Andy Bey P, Vito Leschzech D
These recordings were made from an older cassette tape that got dunked in water (sorry!). See Shawn McGloin shawnmcgloin@earthlink.net in Brooklyn for the Master tape...

The Jeep is Jumpin' (RealAudio™)
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (RealAudio™)

The Jeep is Jumpin' (MP3)
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (MP3)

  Newer electronic compositions in MP3 format: Slushy, Tap Your Brain and Bubbles  
     
 

Recent performances in MP3 format

 
 

I've Got You Under My Skin, Gregg Mazel on Baritone Sax

With Johnny Badessa Big Band, featuring Bob Mainelli, at a live performance in RI

Just Friends, Gregg Mazel, Tenor Sax

At the Mystic Arts Center, Mystic CT

Excerpt, Gregg Mazel, Alto Sax, with Percussion

With Richard Hawkes at the Unitarian Church on College Hill, Providence, RI

Excerpt, Gregg Mazel, Bass Clarinet, with 2 Didgeridoos and Percussion

With Richard Hawkes at the Unitarian Church on College Hill, Providence, RI

 
 

 

Pop song: Don't Terrorize Me (pdf format)

Read more on Don't Terrorize Me here.