Greg Banaszak is one of the leading saxophonists of today and has performed
with orchestras and at concert halls throughout the world. He has appeared
as a concerto soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Eastern
and Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Mr. Banaszak is one of the most sought after orchestral saxophone soloists
of his generation. His upcoming concerto engagements are scheduled well
into the twenty-first century worldwide. As one of the few saxophonists
active in both the classical and jazz mediums, Mr. Banaszak includes a
combination of concerto performances, solo and chamber music recitals,
and jazz festival appearances. He has appeared as guest artist in such
prestigious concert halls as Vienna's Bosendorfer, the Royal Palace in
Warsaw, and New York's Lincoln Center. He has presented masterclasses
at Austria's Musik Hochschule, the Cairo Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory,
and the Tanglewood Institute.
Mr. Banaszak is on the faculty of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, the
Cleveland Institute of Music/Case Western Reserve University, and Kent
State University. He serves as a Vandoren Performing Artist, Selmer Clinician
and Rovner Products consultant. He has performed as saxophonist for the
Cleveland Orchestra.
Mr. Banaszak is a Cum Laude graduate of the Hartt School of Music and
holds degrees from the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw and the Centre
Musical d'Annecy in France. He sights his successful career on having
studied with such prominent masters as Vincent Abato, Daniel Deffayet
and jazz legend Jackie McLean, as well as David Pituch, and Ken Radnofsky.
Mr. Banaszak's most recent CD, featuring Romantic saxophone concerti with
the Polish National Chamber Orchestra, is available on the Centaur Records
label. He has also recorded on Chanson and Open Loop labels.