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Gregory Hutchinson

b. 1970

American jazz drummer

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Born 1970. Gregory Hutchinson is an American jazz musician and drummer.

Gregory Hutchinson (born June 16, 1970) is an American jazz drummer.

Biography Hutchinson's father was a drummer in a reggae band he led called the Triadics, and he played with his father while growing up. He studied under Marvin "Smitty" Smith and Kenny Washington in the late 1980s, and began his career playing with Red Rodney in 1989–1990.

In the 1990s, he worked with Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Stephen Scott, Ray Brown, Eric Reed, Joe Henderson, Marcus Printup, Antonio Hart, Joshua Redman, Greg Gisbert, Frank Wess, Steve Wilson, Andy LaVerne, Johnny Griffin, LaVerne Butler, Peter Bernstein, Claire Martin, Ben Wolfe, Jeremy Davenport, Mark Whitfield, Teodross Avery, Jimmy Smith, Kristin Korb, Arturo Sandoval, John Patitucci, Joey Calderrazo, Michael Brecker, and Rodney Whitaker.

He is also an artist at Open Studio Jazz.

In April 2026 he released an album under his own name at Warner Music Arts: Kind of Now: The Pulse of Miles Davis. His sidemen have been Ambrose Akinmusire, Gerald Clayton, Emmanuel Michael, Jakob Bro, Joe Sanders

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Who is Gregory Hutchinson?

American jazz drummer

When was Gregory Hutchinson born?

Gregory Hutchinson was born on 16 June 1970 in Brooklyn.

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Gregory Hutchinson is a jazz musician and drummer.

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Gregory Hutchinson is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gregory Hutchinson

· Wikidata: Q1545345

· DBpedia: Gregory Hutchinson (musician)

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