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Greg Abate

as, fl, *1947 US, Fall River, Massachusetts
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz

Greg Abate (born May 31, 1947 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is a jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger. He grew up in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. In the fifth grade he began to play clarinet.After high school, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, and, after spending some years gigging in California, returned to Berklee in 1972 to finish his education. Later, a second trip to Los Angeles landed him an audition – and the lead alto chair – in the Ray Charles Band from 1973 through 1974.

Instruments

• Alto sax
• Flute
• Soprano sax
• Tenor sax
• Saxophone

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