Bunky Green

Vernice “Bunky” Green (born Apr. 23rd, 1935) is a product of Wisconsin, where he was raised and learned to play the alto saxophone. His first big break came when Charles Mingus briefly hired him in the ’60s—an association that left a lasting influence on Green’s own style. Green left Mingus to relocate in Chicago where he performed regularly, appearing with such players as Sonny Stitt, Yusef Lateef and Louie Bellson among others. His style was ever-evolving and succeeded in integrating traditional and contemporary improvising techniques. Green has a list of wide-ranging musical heroes that he credits for his development: Bach, Beethoven, Coltrane, Chopin and Louis Armstrong. But Green says, “Bird was my original hero. He used to tell me to keep my ears open and keep moving forward.”

We are pleased to announce that we have added 4 items to our store for the holiday season:

• Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green’s Apex Tee Shirt

• Vijay Iyer Quartet’s Panoptic Modes

• Steve Lehman Quartet’s Manifold

• Rudresh Mahanthappa and Steve Lehman’s Dual Identity

posted on December 9, 2010 by Seth

Check out the recent Bunky Green interview with Patrick Jarenwattananon @ NPR: Part I & Part II

posted on October 19, 2010 by Intern

Shaun Brady of JazzTimes writes a review on Apex. Read the review HERE

posted on October 19, 2010 by Intern

Out September 28th: Apex, the two-alto saxophone conclave of Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green! The CD features Jason Moran, Francois Moutin, Damion Reid and the legendary Jack DeJohnette! Check out the preview HERE.

posted on August 10, 2010 by Yulun