Gregg Karukas

American musician

Born: 18 May 1956
Baltimore
Country: United States
Active: 1975–
Record labels: Positive Music

Biography

Gregg Karukas is a jazz musician who plays piano and musical keyboard. Gregg Karukas was born on 18 May 1956 in Baltimore. The music is usually filed under jazz, bossa nova and smooth jazz. Record labels: Positive Music. Honours include Grammy Award for Best New Age Album (2012).

Gregg Karukas (born 1956) is a smooth jazz pianist from Bowie, Maryland who first gained notice in Washington, D.C., then moved to Los Angeles in 1982. He backed Melissa Manchester before he co-founded the Rippingtons in 1986. He experimented with drums, guitar, trumpet, and keyboards as a child, but it was not until his teens that he pursued music professionally as a pianist, having played with the Bowie High School Starliners big band. When he was sixteen, he owned one of the first Minimoog synthesizers. Karukas spent five years with Tim Eyermann in the band East Coast Offering. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked with Shelby Flint, David Benoit, Richard Elliot, Grant Geissman, Dave Koz, Ronnie Laws, and Melissa Manchester. He was a member of the Rippingtons when they recorded their first album, Moonlighting, in November 1985.

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