"Hello De Sahyles,
I just found your comment on the site and I thank you. Please take and use my email address.... rayblueisax@yahoo.com Would like to speak with you.
Ray Blue
646-319-8008"
- Dr. De Sayles Grey
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Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Majamisty TriO"Thank you for your friendship. Keep making those good sounds."
Petra Kozeluhova left a comment for Dr. De Sayles Grey"Hi again!
Check out my new page on
http://www.reverbnation.com/petracaramela#!
and my songs on the "reverbnation" PLAYER on my page here..
have fun, P"
Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Irene"Irene,
Welcome and thank you for your friendship. It's a pleasure and I'm honored. I know you will be sucessful in what ever you want to do. I hope you check out my book on Trane."
Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Jay Jackson"Hi Jay!
Thanks for your friendship and welcome to The Jazz Network.
--Dr. Grey"
Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Robert L. Cutts"Hi Bob,
Nice to hear from you. I'll be happy to talk when you are ready. I'm
interested in getting my band working again. Probably it's the bad economy and I know other musicians who are complaining.
Later,
--De Sayles"
Robert L. Cutts left a comment for Dr. De Sayles Grey"Good Evening, Right now I am doing local bookings for my wife. We plan on doing a few shows in 2011 and will keep you in mind. Sorry I can not be much more help right now. Necie also has several formal Gala events for her Org. and I have your…"
Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Robert L. Cutts"Hi Robert,
Thank you for your friendship. I have a sextet and I am looking for an agent for bookings. Can you help me?
--Dr. Grey"
Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Ray Blue"Hi Ray,
I saw you and Patience at Creole's Sunday. Nice gig! Be sure to check out my book on Trane."
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Dr. De Sayles Grey left a comment for Elena"Your story goes with the territory of being a musician. Nothing new. I hope you don't loose your direction because you have a fantastic voice. Hang in there !"
Elena left a comment for Dr. De Sayles Grey"The level of jazz in Russia is not good enough. People who are not musicians imagine jazz as something stylish and beautiful. They are interested in the word jazz but they are not interested in going to concerts for the money. Those people who are…"
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- Where are you located?
- Up State New York
- What is your affiliation to the Jazz World?
- Arranger, Composer, Author, Jazz Historian
- Tell us a little about your background...
- My training was first in classical music and later I studied jazz, therefore my approach will be two fold in nature.
During my apprenticeship at the Boston Conservatory, I was a clarinet major. Attilio Poto was my teacher who also conducted the school orchestra. I remember he was always particular about tone quality. Man, he would stop me every measure or even every beat if he was not satisfied. It had to be right! Whenever I perform today I have other musicians who will compliment me on my tone. I played in the school orchestra. We performed symphonies by Hayden, Mozart, Mendelssohn and all of the Beethoven symphonies. Also we performed excerpts from operas such as: La Forza del Destino, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, La Traviata, and more.
I studied theory with Minna Hall. She told me that I had a talent or gift and at times would be kind enough to say it in front of the whole class. I am grateful for that experience because if set the stage for something later in my life.
Dean Greslen taught me Italian. What a nice guy! He had a lot of patience with me because my Italian was not that good. He would say, “De Sayles, you’re doing great!” You could really speak Italian and they would understand you.” Well, he was right. One day I went to Rome as a tourist. I saw the sights and the Italians did understand my limited efforts to converse. I cannot speak Italian that would require more time in Italy. However, I was encouraged and inspired by him.
I was encouraged and inspired the whole time I was at the conservatory. Since then I took a serious interest in jazz, and perform on the baritone saxophone. I have toured with The Temptations, played with the Cecil Taylor Ensemble; The University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble, traveled to Switzerland with the Doc Holiday Band, played with the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra and later formed my own group, The De Sayles Grey Sextet. My demo tapes are on the Internet. Demo 3 is one of my originals. If you like, go to: http://www.youtube.com/DeSaylesGreySextet. And, I was a university professor; I authored a book entitled, Acknowledgement: A John Coltrane Legacy. (Copies can be obtained from the amazon.com web site).
My Sextet is my life now. I’ve composed over 30 original jazz compositions and over 25 arrangements. Exactly what was it that Minna Hall saw in me? Could it have been an early manifestation of a composer? In support of one’s own artistic life, I consider mine was fulfilled which had its beginnings at The Boston Conservatory. With my training in jazz and my training in classical music… I believe I have the best of both worlds.
- How did you hear about the Jazz Network? Please give full name of contact
- Arnie Perez
- What Instrument do you play?
- Saxophone
- What is your website address? Only websites that pertain to your business and how you can be contacted.
- http://desaylesgreymusicnetwork.ning.com
- I agree that I will not spam the site with inappropriate postings for this action is subject to suspension
- yes
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- At 12:09pm on August 13, 2011,
Ray Blue said… Hello De Sahyles,
I just found your comment on the site and I thank you. Please take and use my email address.... rayblueisax@yahoo.com Would like to speak with you.
Ray Blue
646-319-8008
- At 6:51am on December 8, 2010, Petra Kozeluhova said…
- Hi again!
Check out my new page on
http://www.reverbnation.com/petracaramela#!
and my songs on the "reverbnation" PLAYER on my page here..
have fun, P
- At 7:15am on September 30, 2010,
Steve Clarke said… - Hey Sir,
Europe was great ! I think it's about my 20th trip and each one was awesome as far as people, music, and culture. What a Blessing to be part of the universal language.
Are you playing much, writing, recording ?
Holla anytime.
Steve ... Bpt CT.
- At 7:42pm on September 27, 2010, Robert L. Cutts said…
- Good Evening, Right now I am doing local bookings for my wife. We plan on doing a few shows in 2011 and will keep you in mind. Sorry I can not be much more help right now. Necie also has several formal Gala events for her Org. and I have your information. Right now Necie is looking to be a hired artist. So I am booking her with bands who need a powerful lead singer. She spent years overseas in Berlin Germany with her band and in the states. Now she just wants to come and sing herheart out with great musicians. Thanks for the reply and hope we can contiune to network. Have a blessed evening.
Robert L. Cutts
- At 12:26pm on September 9, 2010, Elena said…
- The level of jazz in Russia is not good enough. People who are not musicians imagine jazz as something stylish and beautiful. They are interested in the word jazz but they are not interested in going to concerts for the money. Those people who are musicians can not devote all their time for jazz because of the jazz underpaid. As a result, when the best Russian musicians play jazz together they have worse sound than the West Bands because they do not have time for rehearsals. All the time they spend on pop projects.
That is))
- At 4:20am on July 27, 2010, Petra Kozeluhova said…
- At 11:08am on July 6, 2010,
ONYX MERMAID said… - "MOST DEFINITELY"...HAVE A LOVELY DAY,ONYX
- At 10:25pm on July 5, 2010, ONYX MERMAID said…
- DEAREST DR.GREY,THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AS WELL!"GOT SWING"?{SMILING}YOU SAID TO STAY STRONG?THE LOVE OF ART AND ALL GENRES OF MUSIC HAS DEFINITELY KEPT ME STRONG,ALLOWING ME TO CONQUER IT ALL.I PRAY THAT ALL IS WELL,PEACE AND BLESSINGS MY BROTHER.I WILL CHECK OUT THAT BOOK OF YOURS ALSO.THANK YOU,ONYX
ENJOY THIS CALIFORNIA SUNSET I CAPTURED!
- At 6:32pm on July 1, 2010,
David C. Clark said… - Greetings Dr. Grey!! Thanks so much for the kind words and yes, I will definitely check out your book on Trane. Great to meet you here!! Peace & Blessings
- At 12:43am on July 1, 2010,
Dinah Crayton, J.D., M.A. said… - Thanks for the information. I will definitely order it from Amazon.com and give you some feedback after I read it. Keep doing what you're doing and may God continue to bless you.
Jaijai, what a wonderful mission you've undertaken to create such a place for artistic minds to meet and share their hearts. A place to renew faded determinations, and revive lessened momentums. A place to display our wares and reconfirm to one another that we actually are on the right track.
I commend you, Jaijai, for caring so much that you created this castle of the heart for all of us. I want to share my praise for all of the new friends as well as old friends that I've met and will meet here in our castle. Here we can garnish the where-with-all, the strength, the conviction, and the selflessness through our symbiosis, to share our gift to the world with an unbiased agenda.
My mentor, Daisaku Ikeda says of art: "A beautiful flower delights and refreshes the hearts of all people equally, no matter what soil it grows in. That is the power of beauty. The same is true of great art. It is this spirit that the German poet Heinrich Heine sang of when he wrote that once the peapod bursts open, the sugar peas inside are for everyone to enjoy."
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