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About me:Greg Spero has been studying piano independently for his life, and has studied jazz piano with world-renowned musicians including Chip Stephens, Joan Hickey, and Chip McNeal. He has written the music for several plays including the Chicago Feltre Theater's performances of Ionesco's "Exit the King" and two Tennessee Williams one-acts. He has composed music for films such as Joe Burgess' "The Perfect Breakup", and produces R&B/Hip-Hop for New-York singer Guia Cuyugan. His most recent recording on Frank Catalano's Mighty Burner album debuted at 11 on the Jazz Billboard Charts, and after 20 weeks on the Billboards became a best-selling jazz album for 2006. Greg began playing professionally at the age of 14 with a Chicago based blues group called "The Slack Daddies". Throughout his high school career he participated in and directed several musical ensembles, ranging from jazz to rock, spanning the gamut all the way to heavy metal. He then went on to study Jazz Piano and Composition at University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana where he received his BA in Music Composition and Jazz Piano Performance. He currently performs with his self-titled Jazz-Fusion trio and other groups such as the Frank Catalano Quintet at such venues as the House of Blues Chicago, The Green Mill, Andy's Jazz Club, Martyrs, Fitzgerald's, and Wise Fool's Pub, and performs with other musicians such as Harrison Bankhead, and Leon Joyce (of the Ramsey Lewis Trio), Frank Russell, Dede Sampio, and Robert Lee Irving III (the latter three of the Miles Davis ensembles). Greg's influences range from Oscar Peterson to Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, to Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Greg draws influence from american-born jazz and Spanish flamenco rhythm, but finds great inspiration in the hardcore head-banging western electric distortion, along with the heavy-hitting groove-based hip-hop rhythms. Greg Spero is often recognized as one of the premiere up-and-coming pianists in Chicago.

Member Since:December 11, 2007

Last Login:February 24, 2010

Location:Highland Park, IL

Birthday:February 22

Schools:Bachelor's Degree in Music Composition and Jazz Piano Performance from the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana

General Interests:Jazz piano, jazz fusion, music composition, website design, photography, chilling

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02/15/12 Wed Umphrey's McGee Buster's Billiards & Backroom Lexington, KY
02/16/12 Thu Umphrey's McGee The Fillmore Charlotte, NC
02/17/12 Fri Chicago Afrobeat Project Martyr's Chicago, IL
02/17/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH
02/18/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee The Fillmore Detroit (State Theatre) Detroit, MI
02/19/12 Sun Umphrey's McGee Canopy Club Urbana, IL
03/07/12 Wed Umphrey's McGee Belly Up Aspen, CO
03/08/12 Thu Umphrey's McGee Belly Up Aspen, CO
03/09/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
03/09/12 Fri Chicago Afrobeat Project Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
03/09/12 Fri Herbie Hancock Rose Theater New York, NY
03/10/12 Sat 56 Hope Road Abbey Pub Chicago, IL
03/10/12 Sat Chicago Afrobeat Project Mojo's Columbia, MO
03/10/12 Sat Herbie Hancock Rose Theater New York, NY
03/10/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
03/11/12 Sun Herbie Hancock Kennedy Center Washington, DC
03/11/12 Sun Umphrey's McGee Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, NV
03/14/12 Wed Herbie Hancock The Palladium Carmel, IN
03/15/12 Thu Chick Corea Athens Concert Hall Athens, GR
03/15/12 Thu Umphrey's McGee Silverton Casino Las Vegas, NV
03/15/12 Thu Herbie Hancock Overture Center for Arts Madison, WI
03/16/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee House of Blues West Hollywood, CA
03/16/12 Fri Herbie Hancock Holland Performing Arts Center Omaha, NE
03/17/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee Fox Theater Oakland, CA
03/18/12 Sun Umphrey's McGee Harlow's Sacramento, CA
03/18/12 Sun Chick Corea The Palace Of Arts Budapest, HU
03/18/12 Sun Herbie Hancock Touhill Performing Arts Center St. Louis, MO
03/21/12 Wed Umphrey's McGee Ashland Armory Ashland, OR
03/22/12 Thu Herbie Hancock Memorial Hall Chapel Hill, NC
03/22/12 Thu Umphrey's McGee Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
03/23/12 Fri Herbie Hancock New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ
03/23/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee Roseland Theater Portland, OR
03/24/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
03/24/12 Sat Herbie Hancock Tilles Center Brookville, NY
03/25/12 Sun Umphrey's McGee The Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT
03/26/12 Mon Herbie Hancock McCarter Theater Princeton, NJ
03/30/12 Fri Chick Corea University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC
04/01/12 Sun Chick Corea Miller Center for the Arts Reading, PA
04/02/12 Mon Chick Corea Salle Raoul Jobin Quebec City, QC
04/03/12 Tue Chick Corea Markham Theatre for Performing Arts Markham, ON
04/04/12 Wed Chick Corea Massry Center for the Arts Albany , NY
04/05/12 Thu Chick Corea Highline Ballroom New York, NY
04/11/12 Wed Chick Corea Barbican London, GB
04/12/12 Thu Chick Corea Le Rocher de Palmer Bordeaux, FRA
04/12/12 Thu Umphrey's McGee The Music Farm Charleston, SC
04/13/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
04/13/12 Fri Brad Mehldau Symphony Hall Chicago, IL
04/14/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee House of Blues New Orleans, LA
04/17/12 Tue Umphrey's McGee George's Majestic Fayetteville, AR
04/17/12 Tue Chick Corea Salle Pleyel Paris, FRA
04/18/12 Wed Umphrey's McGee George's Majestic Fayetteville, AR
04/19/12 Thu Umphrey's McGee Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
04/20/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee Stubb's Austin, TX
04/21/12 Sat Chick Corea Arsenal Metz, FRA
04/21/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee House Of Blues Dallas, TX
05/05/12 Sat Herbie Hancock New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
at New Orleans Fairgrounds New Orleans, LA
05/11/12 Fri Brad Mehldau University of Denver Denver, CO
05/17/12 Thu Chick Corea Rose Theater New York, NY
05/18/12 Fri Brad Mehldau Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA
05/25/12 Fri Umphrey's McGee Summer Camp Music Festival
at Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, IL
05/26/12 Sat Umphrey's McGee Summer Camp Music Festival
at Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, IL
05/27/12 Sun Umphrey's McGee Summer Camp Music Festival
at Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, IL
06/14/12 Thu Chick Corea Tchaikovsky Concert Hall Moscow, RUS
06/15/12 Fri Chick Corea Tchaikovsky Concert Hall Moscow, RUS
06/17/12 Sun Chick Corea Philharmonie de Luxembourg Luxembourg City, LU
06/18/12 Mon Chick Corea Meistersingerhalle Nuremberg, GER
06/19/12 Tue Chick Corea Alte Oper Frankfurt, GER
06/20/12 Wed Chick Corea Gewandhaus Leipzig, GER
06/22/12 Fri Chick Corea Festspielhaus Baden Baden, GER
06/23/12 Sat Chick Corea Philharmonie Munich, GER
06/24/12 Sun Chick Corea Liederhalle Stuttgart, GER
06/25/12 Mon Chick Corea Philharmonie Essen, GER
06/26/12 Tue Chick Corea Philharmonie Berlin, GER
06/30/12 Sat Chick Corea Laeiszhalle Hamburg, GER
07/03/12 Tue Chick Corea Piazza Duomo Brescia, IT
07/05/12 Thu Chick Corea Teatro Gabriele D'Annunzio Pescara, IT
07/06/12 Fri Chick Corea Arena Santa Giuliana - Umbria Jazz Perugia, IT