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Gregory Tardy

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Gregory Tardy
Gregory Tardy playing at the Jerusalem Jazz Festival in 2017
Gregory Tardy playing at the Jerusalem Jazz Festival in 2017
Background information
Born (1966-02-03) February 3, 1966 (age 60)
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, composer, songwriter
InstrumentsTenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Websitewww.gregorytardy.com

Gregory Tardy (born February 3, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, who has released albums for the record labels WJ3 Records SteepleChase Records, J Curve Records, and Impulse! Records.[1] He has played with Elvin Jones, Avishai Cohen, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Aaron Goldberg, Brad Mehldau, and Joshua Redman, among many others.

Early life and education

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Born in New Orleans on February 3, 1966, Gregory John Tardy's parents were both opera singers. His mother, Jo Anne Tardy, also recorded as a jazz singer. He trained at Carroll College and the University of Wisconsin as a classical clarinetist. In order to fund his college education he played tenor saxophone in a funk and fusion band. He pursued further studies in jazz harmony at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and later studied at the University of New Orleans.[2]

Selected discography

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Name of CD[3]Release date[3]Record Company
Crazy Love1992DuBat
Serendipity1998Impulse!
The Hidden Light2000J-Curve
Abundance2001Palmetto
The Truth2005SteepleChase
Steps Of Faith2006SteepleChase
He Knows My Name2007SteepleChase
The Strongest Love2010SteepleChase
Monuments2011SteepleChase
Standards & More2013SteepleChase
Hope2014SteepleChase
With Songs Of Joy2015SteepleChase
Chasing After The Wind2016SteepleChase
More Than Enough with Bill Frisell2019Newvelle
If Time Could Stand Still2020WJ3 Records
Sufficient Grace2022WJ3 Records
In His Timing2023WJ3 Records
Abide In Love2025WJ3 Records

With Tom Harrell

  • The Art Of Rhythm (RCA Bluebird, 1998)

With Andrew Hill

With Dave Douglas

With Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project

With Chris Potter

With Marcus Printup

With Bill Frisell

With Craig Brann

References

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  1. Allmusic discography
  2. Kennedy, Gary W. (2002). "Tardy, Greg(ory John)". Tardy, Greg(ory John). Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J773000.
  3. 1 2 gregorytardy.com Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Discography.
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