GREG GLASSMAN

Greg Glassman is a New York City-based trumpeter, composer, and educator. A protégé of jazz greats Marcus Belgrave and Clark Terry, Glassman is a staple of the NYC jazz scene as a trumpet soloist, improviser, and bandleader, featured regularly at the clubs. He has recently been invited to perform with groups led by David Schnitter, Lakecia Benjamin, Saul Rubin, Javon Jackson, Willie Jones III, and many others. His band’s multi-decade NYC residency is documented in the recording Greg Glassman/Stacy Dillard Quintet: LIVE AT FAT CAT. He has toured with a diverse array of artists including Burning Spear, Oscar Perez, Roswell Rudd, The Skatalites, Oliver Lake, and Taylor Mac. Glassman holds degrees in jazz and African-American music from Oberlin College and Queens College, and has been a faculty member at Bard College since 2011. Recently, he arranged the music for octogenarian gospel queen Rene Bailey’s Good Old Songs. His composition for solo piano, Partita for Elena, was at the heart of 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection Outside Story. Glassman loves cooking, games, lakes, and residing with his family in Brooklyn, NY.