AN EVENING WITH JAZZ BASSIST GREGG MOTOWN HOLSEY

We are honored to have with us tonight  Gregg Holsey.     Gregg Holsey began his musical career when he started playing the bass guitar while in his early teens Growing up in the rich musical environment of Detroit. 1990 Greg was offered the bassist/vocalist position in the house band at Gary 's Motown Nightclub in Nagoya , Japan . What began as a three month night club assignment, tranformed into a fifteen year music career in Asia . Along with extensive touring with Japan 's best artist, a highlight of his career was a performance for the King of Thailand, who is also an accomplished saxophonist. The king requested the inclusion of Gregg's bass grooves as the foundation for six of the tracks on his CD. Following the completion of the CD in Thailand , Gregg took his production expertise to Malaysia where he co-produced a CD for Malaysia 's number 1 singing group, 4you2see. While in Malaysia he also produced commercials for Northwestern Airlines. In 2017 Gregg realized he needed the creative inspiration that could only be found back in the States. First, he moved to Sacremento , California to record and work for blues vocalist/ guitarist, Mark La mountain. Then he moved back to his hometown of Detroit , Michigan to record his R&B smooth jazz CD,title believe.  While in Detroit Gregg formed his own record label, Komaki Records.In order to support his recent release Gregg has assembled an exceptionally talented 7 piece band featuring some of the hottest musicians in Detroit   https://www.gigmasters.com/cover-band/gregg-motown-holsey-band https://youtu.be/97qc64glIrc    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/o-ye-drybones-archive--6500709/support.