The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble is now based in Raleigh under the direction of Dr. Gregg Gelb. TYJE is for advanced high school musicians who want to develop the skills to perform a wide range of jazz compositions. The ensemble will provide the opportunity for its members to study and perform the best of big band jazz in a professional setting. TYJE has a variety of performance opportunities that include, this season the opener for a Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra concert in Sanford's Temple Theatre, the Fall Concert in Cary Arts Center Theatre, a Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration in Cary Arts Center Theatre, and a featured Jazz Appreciation Month concert at the NC Museum of History. TYJE earned a Superior rating at the 2011 Elon Jazz Festval.
Dr. Gregg Gelb
Director, Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Gregg Gelb is a recipient of a Jazz Composers Award from the North Carolina Arts Council and four Regional Artist grants from the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council. In addition to leading his Jazz Quartet, 8-piece Swing Band, BIG BAND, Latin Jazz Band and other small groups, he is founder and director of the Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Society, and co-founder and player with the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra. He is director of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble and teaches Introduction to Jazz online for Central Carolina Community College. He has been an Interim Assistant Professor of Jazz at Francis Marion University, UNC Greensboro, NC State and UNC Chapel Hill and he was a Visiting Artist in the North Carolina Community Colleges. He has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Berklee College of Music, a Master of Music degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts, and a DMA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
