
On Origin Story: "One of the freshest voices in Irish jazz and a must-hear for anyone who wants to know where the piano trio is headed in the 21st century." - The Irish Times
Greg Felton is a composer, pianist, improviser, and educator from Dublin.
‘Good Friday’ the debut album of the jazz piano trio Origin Story, in which he performs and composes, was named the jazz album of 2020 by the Irish Times.
He is a fulltime lecturer in DCU where he specialises in composition, rhythm studies, advanced harmony, improvisation and jazz piano on the BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance degree.
He holds an MA in composition from Waterford Institute of Technology and an AGSM in Jazz Performance from Newpark Music Centre/ Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He studied South Indian classical rhythm and melody in Chennai with Dr. K.S.S. Subramaniam and Trichur Narendran in 2006, creative improvisation in Banff with Vijay Iyer, Greg Osby and Dave Douglas in 2005 and advanced harmony and composition in Pennsylvania with Dave Liebman in 2004.
Past and present bands include Origin Story (co-composer), Michael Buckley’s Ebb & Flow, Greg Felton Quartet, White Rocket (co-composer), Ronan Guilfoyle’s Always Know, Mappa Mundi and Evidence, Louis Stewart Quintet, Mike Nielsen Quartet and Mel Mercier’s Pulsus and MÓNCKK. He has performed in many countries worldwide including India, USA, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Greece, France, Macedonia, UK and Scotland as well numerous jazz festivals around Ireland.
‘An incredible force for good in Irish jazz’ - BBC Radio Ulster
‘One of the Irish jazz scene’s most original piano players’ - The Irish Times