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Gregg Field
Born (1956-02-21) February 21, 1956 (age 67)
Castro Valley, California, US
Genres
  • Jazz
  • others
Occupation(s)
  • Music producer
  • Musician

Gregg Field (born February 21, 1956)[1] is an American record producer and musician, who has worked with many well-known artists.[2] He is a recipient of multiple Grammy[3] and Emmy awards.[4]

Early life

Field was born in Castro Valley, California, United States.[5][6]

Career

Field is a music producer, musician, educator and author.[2] As of 2021, he is the Governor of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy.[7]

Drumming career

Beginning at the age of 19, Field toured and played for Ray Charles, Harry James, Mel Torme, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.[1] Field played on his first Grammy-winning album Warm Breeze with Count Basie (1982),[1] was Frank Sinatra's last drummer from 1991 to 1995. He recorded Sinatra's multi-platinum Duets/Duets II.[8]

As a Los Angeles session musician, Field has also recorded with Barbra Streisand, Michael Buble, Placido Domingo, John Legend, Seal, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Arturo Sandoval[8] George Benson, Il Volo, Jason Mraz, Bette Midler, Ray Charles, Vanessa Williams, Ella Fitzgerald,  Ledisi, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Dave Koz, Dean Martin, Shelby Lynne, Anne Murray, Johnny Mathis, Matthew Morrison, Patti Austin, Monica Mancini, Al Jarreau, Shelly Berg, Bob Florence, Tom Scott, and Sharleen Spiteri. In 2000, Field released his debut solo CD, The Art of Swing.[9][10]

Music producer and music director

Field has produced recordings with John Williams, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Placido Domingo, Ariana Grande, Arturo Sandoval, Josh Groban, Alejandro Sanz, Anna-Frid Lyngstad (Abba), Ray Charles, Andra Day, Diane Warren, Ledisi, Mark O'Connor, The London Symphony, Juan Luis Guerra, Prince Royce, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, Jose Serebrier, The Big Phat Band, Al Jarraeu, Cassandra Wilson, Jonathan Antoine, Vicente Amigo, Patti Austin, The Count Basie Orchestra, Monica Mancini, David Alan Grier, Tom Scott, Nancy Wilson, Take 6, Lizz Wright, Shelly Berg, Clint Holmes, Germán Lopez, The Mighty-Mighty, Valeria Lynch, Patricia Sosa, Barbara Padilla, Afro-Blue.

In 2018, Field received the Emmy for "Outstanding Music Direction” for the PBS special “The Library of Congress-Gershwin Prize” honoring Tony Bennett.[11]

Academic career

As of 2021, Field was the Chairman of the USC Thornton Music School Board of Councilors.[12]

Author

Field is a Vanity Fair magazine contributor.[13]

Personal life

Field lives in Los Angeles and is married to the singer Monica Mancini.[14][15]

Selected credits

Selected credits for Gregg Field:[16]

Live concerts and TV recordings

Television

Field was featured in the 2020 HBO Documentary The Apollo, the Count Basie documentary Count Basie-Through His Eyes, and the Ella Fitzgerald documentary Just One of Those Things.

Awards and nominations

Grammy and Emmy awards

Field has won or been nominated in 10 Grammy and Latin Grammy categories, including:

For his album Cannon Reloaded, Field received the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album nomination.

Year Award Category Credit Status
2003 Grammy Award Best Jazz Vocal producer and engineer Nominated
2005 Grammy Award Best Traditional Pop Vocal producer Nominated
2005 Grammy Award Best Pop Collaboration by a Duo or Group producer Nominated
2008 Grammy Award Best Contemporary Jazz Album nomination Nominated
2010 Latin Grammy Award Best Jazz Album producer and engineer Won
2010 Latin Grammy Award Producer of the Year Won
2012 Latin Grammy Award Producer of the Year Nominated
2012 Latin Grammy Award Best Latin Jazz Album producer and engineer Won
2012 Latin Grammy Award Best Tango Album producer Won
2012 Latin Grammy Award Best Engineered Album engineer Won
2013 Grammy Award Best Large Ensemble producer and engineer Won
2013 Grammy Award Best Instrumental Arrangement producer Nominated
2014 Grammy Award Best Instrumental Arrangement producer[18] Nominated
2015 Grammy Award Best Large Ensemble producer and engineer Won
2015 Grammy Award Best Instrumental Composition producer Nominated
2015 Grammy Award Best Instrumental Arrangement producer Nominated
2015 Grammy Award Best Instrumental Accompanying a Vocal producer Nominated
2016 Grammy Award Best Bluegrass Album[19] producer and engineer Won
2018 Grammy Award Best Instrumental or Vocal Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal arranger and producer Nominated
2018 Grammy Award Best Instrumental or Vocal Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal producer[20][21] Nominated
2018 Emmy Award Outstanding Music Direction[22] Tony Bennett: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Won
2019 Grammy Award Best Large Ensemble producer and engineer[23] Nominated

Others

Field has been voted into the Modern Drummer magazine Reader's Poll five times.[24][25][26][27]

1n 2009, Field received the Idyllwild Arts Foundation Life in Arts award.

In 2015, Field received the USC Thornton School of Music The Brandon Mehrle Special Commendation Award.

In 2019, Field was invited to deliver the commencement address at the U.S.C. Thornton Music School

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 856. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b "Gregg Field: Nominations and awards". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Listening To Ella Fitzgerald's 'Lost Berlin Tapes'". Grammy.com. October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "The complete list of nominees and winners for the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "Gregg Field". Emmys.com.
  6. ^ Castro, Francis (2022-09-16). "Who Is Greg Fields Wife? How Did He Start His Career?". Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Board". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  8. ^ a b "Gregg Field | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Gregg Field | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ Berg, Chuck. "Gregg Field: The Art of Swing". JazzTimes.com.
  11. ^ "Tony Bennett: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  12. ^ "Gregg Field | USC Thornton School of Music". Music.usc.edu.
  13. ^ Field, Gregg. "Frank Sinatra's Concert Drummer Tells the Story of His Final Concert". Vanityfair.com.
  14. ^ "A Collaboration Of Love And Music". jamartistsgroup.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  15. ^ Castro, Francis (2022-09-16). "Who Is Greg Fields Wife? How Did He Start His Career?". Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  16. ^ "Gregg Field". IMDb.com.
  17. ^ Castro, Francis (2022-09-16). "Who Is Greg Fields Wife? How Did He Start His Career?". Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  18. ^ "Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  19. ^ "Winners & Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  20. ^ "Gregg Field". Grammy.com. November 19, 2019.
  21. ^ "Grammys 2018 Winners: The Complete List". Billboard.com.
  22. ^ "Emmys: The nominees and winners for Outstanding Music Direction". Los Angeles Times.
  23. ^ "Multi-Award Winning Producer Gregg Field Tracked Two Grammy-Nominated Albums at United Recording | United Recording Studios". Unitedrecordingstudios.com. July 14, 2019.
  24. ^ Modern Drummer, page 35
  25. ^ Modern Drummer, pages 93, 123
  26. ^ Modern Drummer, page 74
  27. ^ Modern Drummer, page 59
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