Canadian Jazz Pianist Greg de Denus is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.  Greg’s wide creative range, impressive technical ability, and uncompromisingly original improvisations have firmly established him as a creative force in the Jazz and Improvised music communities.  Greg has performed at the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio, The Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival, The Jazz Winnipeg festival and is a regular at Toronto’s staple jazz club The Rex.  He has played on dozens of award winning recordings as a sideman, most notably: Peter Lutek's ENGINE,  David Buchbinder's Juno nominated Shurum Burum Jazz Circus, Barry Romberg's National Jazz Award Nominated Random Access 3, and renowned composer/arranger Shelly Berger's, Look Up.  Greg’s solo piano playing garnered him a Galaxie Rising Star nomination in 2005 and 2 nominations for the Emerging Artist of the Year award at both the 2005 Distillery Jazz Festival and 2004 National Jazz Awards.  Greg's debut CD "Transmissions" was released in 2003. He was awarded the Bobby Herriot award for composition in 2002. 

Greg has completed his formal training in 2002, graduating with honours from the Humber College Jazz Department.   Greg’s primary teachers were Don Thompson and Brian Dickinson.  Upon graduation Greg continued his professional development, travelling to New York City to study with Fred Hersch and Jim McNeely.  From 2003-2005 Greg immersed himself in the study of classical piano, studying privately in the studio of I-Ping-Wang.  Greg received a scholarship to attend the prestigious Banff Centre for the Arts Jazz Workshop in 2007, under the direction of Dave Douglas. 

In addition to his busy playing career, Greg maintains an active private teaching studio. He is on faculty at the Humber College
Introduction to Jazz and Community music departments. 

 
Current projects include a Trio with bandmates Dan Fortin (bass) and Nick Fraser (Drums).  A duo with Berlin based Saxophonist Peter Van Huffel
and regular solo piano performances.

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Performances

Aug 2011.  Berlin.Germany  Specific Dates and Times TBA