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Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Valentin Gregor
- Valentin Gregor (born May 1963 in Bonn, West Germany) is a jazz violinist, singer and composer. Gregor is the son of the German folk music researcher Josef Gregor.
- He began playing the violin at the age of seven.
- Following his studies at the college of music in Cologne (1988-1992), he received a scholarship from Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA (1995-1997).
- During his stay at Berklee, he worked with accomplished musicians like Stephane Grappelli, Herb Geller, Ed Harris, Garrison Fewell, Duduka da Fonseca, Hans Glawischnig and Nicolas Simion.
- When he returned from Berklee, he performed both as solo violinist and musical director in various theatres and band projects.
- His performances included Cirque du Soleil, Deutsche Schauspielhaus, Hamburg, Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin, Deutsche Theater, Berlin, Deutsche Schauspielhaus, Hanover and Hans-Peter Wodarz’s Dinnershow Pomp Duck and Circumstance. Gregor also played as a solo violinist with Calexico and the Electric Light Band (with Phil Bates, singer and songwriter of ELO Part II ).
- Furthermore, he performed with Carlos Bica and his project DIZ, exploring new ways in Fado Jazz. He has lived in Berlin since 2004 and has been a lecturer at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, USA since 2006.
- His latest album (The Berlin Songbook), where he is exploring new avenues with the piano player Victor Alcántara, was released in March 2007.
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