Jazz bassist Drew Gress has a deep tone and a deep knowledge of harmony, which makes him a good foil for lyrical pianists like Fred Hersch. But his big ears and resourcefulness also serve him well in ...
About halfway through “Crossing Open Ground,” the opening song of pianist Ted Perry’s latest EP, Outlier, Drew Gress gets some bars to take his upright bass on a pulsating, bubbly solo. Then the ...
Soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, pianist Fred Hersch, & bassist Drew Gress present a performance/ discussion on “Jazz Improvisation: The Art of the Ballad" at The Philoctetes Center for the ...