GREG BRUCE

Saxophonist // Technologist

Improvisor // Composer

ABOUT GREG

Whether performing classical, jazz, or folk music – or writing innovative works with electronics – Greg Bruce is an artist who defies convention. Based in St. John’s, NL, Canada, he is constantly searching for his own musical truth, breaking down genre barriers and creating new fusions on saxophone, clarinet, effects units, and tape media.

A pluralistic performer, improviser, composer, and technologist, Greg holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto. Currently, he brings his interdisciplinary skills to the fore as a postdoctoral scholar at McGill University, where he is developing hardware for the saxophone that conjures and manipulates acoustic feedback.

Greg has also built a successful career as a freelancer and bandleader, best known for fronting the award-winning “folk-funk-jazz” group, Ouroboros. He has taught privately for 20 years, served as a full-time instructor at the College of the North Atlantic, worked as a per-course instructor at Memorial University, and has given numerous workshops and masterclasses.

SONIATION DUO

New Classical Improvisation

In Soniation Duo, saxophonist Greg Bruce and pianist James Hurley weave together musical themes which they spontaneously create during each performance. Using sounds (son-) rooted in the classical tradition, this highly attuned pair explores creative sparks from their inception through adventurous ideation (-iation). Sometimes logical, sometimes whimsical; whether sure-footed or reckless, the two halves of Soniation Duo collide, mirror, and venture into uncharted territory to take the audience on an ever evolving, always fresh journey through new musical landscapes. Full playlist here.