TOM GRIESSER

TOM GRIESSER

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Bio

The short version (and therefore, less tedious to read): became a jazz fan at age 6 because of my dad's Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington records and my uncle's 1955 edition of the Encyclopedia of Jazz. Took up clarinet at 9, alto and tenor saxophone at 13, and baritone saxophone at 30. Studied clarinet with Richard Joiner (Denver Symphony Orchestra), alto sax with Art Bouton (through the University of Redlands) and Hal Stein (while at Stanford). Have been performing professionally since 1992.

MY CURRENT PROJECTS:

(You can hear tunes from these two groups on my Sounds page on this site)

THE SCOTT YOUNG/TOM GRIESSER SEXTET:
Scott Young- vocals; me- tenor saxophone; Scott Foster- guitar; Lee Bloom- piano; Scott Chapek- bass; Dan Foltz- drums

THREEOCRACY:

Me- tenor saxophone; Scott Foster- guitar; Scott Chapek- bass

SOME CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

3 national tours with The New Morty Show, 1998 and 1999

Performed with Brass Monkey Brass Band at the San Francisco Jazz Festival as a surprise guest of Bobby McFerrin in 2002, at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2003, and at the Hollywood Bowl in 2006, opening for The Meters and The Neville Brothers

Performed with the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra at the S.F. Jazz Festival in 2007

Played a week at the Half Note in Athens, Greece with Jellyroll in December 2006

GROUPS WITH WHICH I HAVE PERFORMED:

Brass Monkey Brass Band (www.brassmonkeybrassband.com): (1999-present)

Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra (www.marcusshelby.com): (1999-2008)

The Scott Young/ Tom Griesser Sextet (www.tomgriesser.com): (2008-present)

Threeocracy (www.tomgriesser.com): (known as “3 Go T” from 1997-2008)

Lou Lou and the Gypsy Jivers (www.reverbnation.com/loulouandthegypsyjivers): (2010-present)

Admiral Ted Brinkley: (2004-present)

Doug Martin's Avatar Ensemble (www.dougmartinguitar.com): (2010-present)

Mood Swing Orchestra: (1995-1997, 2002-present)

The Frisky Frolics (www.thefriskyfrolics.com): (2004-present)

Veronica Klaus (www.myspace.com/veronicaklaus): (1993-present)

Groove Unit (www.grooveunit.com): (1996-present)

Vise Grip and the Ambassadors of Swing: (1999)

New Morty Show (www.newmortyshow.com): (1997-1999, 2005-2007)

Car Wash: (1995-1997)

Tim Hesla Big Band: (1993-1997)

St. Vitus Dance: (1992-1995)

Section 8 Project: (1992-1995)