“Simply one of the finest drummers in Canada.” — Ken Pickering, Coda Magazine
Alongside his painting career, Gregg Simpson has worked for six decades as a jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, from the Al Neil Trio and the Sound Gallery in the 1960s through the New Orchestra Workshop, Lunar Adventures, and his ongoing playing today.
The full performance and recording history is here.
Recordings
Gregg’s recordings are available to stream, download, and in some cases order on CD or vinyl, through Condition West Recordings on Bandcamp, including:
- New Orchestra Quintet: The Complete Recordings 1978–79 — 6-CD box set, New Orchestra Records
- Sunship Jazz Ensemble — Blue Minor Records, with booklet
- The Al Neil Trio: Retrospective 1965–1968 — double CD with 36-page booklet
- Lunar Adventures: Alive in Seattle — recorded live at the Ear It Live Festival, Seattle, 1987
- The Future Is Now & Now You Hear It — New Orchestra Workshop anthologies, Nine Winds Records
Album Cover Art
Gregg has also designed the cover art for a number of his own releases, from the 1970s to the present.
Cover art gallery to come.
Jazz Performance Videos
Drum solos, the Al Neil Trio, Paul Cram Quartet, Lunar Adventures, and the Ralph Eppel Quintet.