Charlotte Greve

Composer

Mar 27

Charlotte Greve is a Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist, composer, and singer originally from Germany. She has released eight albums as a leader, two of which received the ECHO Jazz Prize (German equivalent of a GRAMMY). In April 2022 she was awarded the German Jazz Prize as Artist of the Year.

Charlotte’s Brooklyn-based indie-pop influenced band Wood River released their Debut LP in 2015 and released their second full length album “More Than I Can See” on Yellowbird Records in 2020. Her large scale multi genre piece “Sediments We Move” was released on New Amsterdam and Figureight Records in October 2021 and received significant attention-

“Best 25 classical tracks of 2021” - The New York Times

"Greve is definitely her own artist, and the blend of approaches here manages to surprise while also feeling carefully thought through ... Greve displays a tight focus on arrangement and composition, with all the aesthetics at her disposal."– The New York Times, 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now

"A stirring composite of choral hymns, progressive rock, and free jazz ... rich in detail, but never overwrought. Instead ... a fluid cycle of matter as sound: building, dissipating, and crystalizing once again.” – Pitchfork, 7.5

Further projects in New York include the trio "The Choir Invisible” and the ambient duo “Sooner”. As a side-woman, Charlotte continues to collaborate with different artists such as Chris Morrissey, Marta Sanchez and Vinnie Sperrazza.

Charlotte has been granted several awards for her work, including the 2012 and 2018 Echo Jazz, the 2010 JazzBaltica Award and the 2008 Praetorius-Musikpreis.

Since 2010 Charlotte has been touring with her own projects in the US, Europe, and South Asia and played at several major jazz and pop festivals such as Jazz Baltica, Jazzfest, Berlin, Haldern Pop, and Jazzfest Kolkata.

Born in 1988, Greve began playing classical flute at the age of eight and picked up the saxophone at age the age of sixteen. She received her undergraduate degree at the Jazz Institute Berlin in 2012. The same year, she moved to New York City to pursue a graduate degree at NYU Steinhardt.

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