Joe Gransden

Bach Artist Joe Gransden has performed worldwide and released 19 CDs under his own name. Renowned for the hard bop approach of his trumpet, His singing voice has been compared to that of Chet Baker and Sinatra.

"When I first heard Joe five years ago, I immediately thought of Chet," says Jazziz magazine critic James Rozzi!

Coming from a family full of musicians, Joe’s introduction to music came early on through his father, a gifted pianist. His grandfather was a trumpeter of merit, playing professionally his whole life throughout New York.

After high school, Joe was on the road as a sideman with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. A number of sideman gigs include Barry White, The Moody Blues, Kenny Rogers, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, The Whispers, etc. Eventually moving to New York City, he performed with numerous groups, including sub work with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Chico O’Farrill at the famous Birdland Jazz Club. Meanwhile, Joe formed his own quartet, which performed in Brooklyn each week and included the venerable guitarist Joe Cohn. “Having my own group and being fortunate enough to travel, play, and record has been a dream come true,” says Joe.

A widening schedule has found Joe performing 300+ gigs per year throughout the country at venues such as The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Jazz Club, The Blue Note New York & Tehema Golf Club in California (where Joe plays events for Clint Eastwood). Here in Atlanta you can catch Joe the 2nd Tuesday of every month with his Big Band at Roaring Social and every Monday at Napoleon’s where he leads his award winning Jazz Jam Session. His new CD “The Art of the Song” was just released and is getting lots of airplay on Siriusly Sinatra XM Radio. In 2016 Joe was honored to accept the Jazz Hero Award for his continuation to the Atlanta Jazz Scene and his dedication to students both through his teaching at Georgia State University and his yearly Jazz Camp for Kids.