“I love the sound of the saxophone. It became my singing voice, and it sounds so human. The saxophone could carry the words past the border of words. It can carry it a little bit farther.”
Joy Harjo
23rd United States Poet Laureate, Musician
‘'My approach to music, art, teaching, saxophone repair, or any real life practice, starts with a two-fold intention:
to remain open to experience as it is, and to maintain a rigorous relationship with my means of communication, be it the saxophone, voice, or otherwise, so that I may act as a conduit for resonance in the spirit of growth and benefit of all beings”
Greg LaPine is a saxophonist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader, available for performance, recording, and private music instruction. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Performance from Western Connecticut State University, and is certified by Kaiya Yoga in Westport, CT to teach Mindfulness Meditation.
Originally from Danbury, Connecticut, Greg grew up playing music with family and friends and has held that theme as a guide for his musical career. Now based in Queens, NY, he leads his own group, the Greg LaPine Chordless Quartet, and co-leads a sister group, The Vegan Giblets, with Trumpeter Josh Deutsch, playing original music and creative covers all around New York City, Connecticut and the tristate area. Greg is a co-founder of the improvised music collective, Picture of Now, established in 2019 with guitarist and sonic texturalist, Ted Morcaldi. Greg has performed across the United States and internationally, recorded and toured with artists including Jason Mraz, Shaggy & Sting, Carrtoons, SunDub, Mephiskapheles, The Easy Star Allstars, the NYC Ska Orchestra, Liquid Love, the Rob Block Quintet, and many more. When not performing, he apprentices as a saxophone repair technician at JL Woodwinds in New York City.
