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| Gregg Karukas featured on Then & Now: Edition 395 - February 19th, 2006 | ||||
| The idea that you could touch people's emotions thru music, grabbed Karukas when he was a teen and just wouldn't let go. For a while, the Bowie Maryland native entertained thoughts of becoming a vocalist, but when his voice changed, he shifted his focus to playing piano & organ. Gregg played in a variety of R&B bands before hearing Dave Brubeck's Take Five and Jazz Samba from Stan Getz. These ignited his interest in jazz and it wasn't too much later that he turned to the recordings of Miles Davis, Chick Corea, and Bill Evans. The latter of these together with Les Mc Cann, George Duke, Joe Sample, and perhaps a few others were among his biggest influences.... more about Gregg . |
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Into You - Gregg Karukas: Featured on our Best of '05 Review Part 1: Edition 390 - Jan. 1st, 2006 A perennial favourite on our show, Karukas delivered one of his finest overall performances to date in 2005. The lead single from the album was rather prophetically titled London Underground and was released to radio prior to the tragic London subway bombing this past summer. Although the track was starting to generate some excitement, Karukas decided to abandon its promotion in light of those tragic events. As a result, the cd lost a bit of all important momentum. Nevertheless, there isn't a bad track on the record while the sequencing of the selections is particularly impressive! A slew of top flight talent ... read more. |
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Up - Gregg Karukas: Showcased on Edition 380 - October 16th, 2005 Although he'd messed around on piano since the age of six, Karukas didn't seriously entertain thoughts of a career as a musician until he saw the Beatles on TV. The Bowie Maryland native became galvanized by the idea that you could touch people's emotions thru music. He spent his early years with his ears glued to a jukebox in his father's roadside tavern as he soaked in the hits of the sixties. For a while he entertained thoughts of becoming a vocalist but when his voice changed his focus shifted to playing piano & organ. As a teen, Gregg played in a variety of R&B bands before hearing Dave Brubeck's Take Five and Jazz Samba from Stan Getz. These ignited his interest in jazz and it wasn't too much later that he turned to the recordings of Miles Davis, Chick Corea, and Bill Evans who became one of his biggest influences ... continued . |
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