Greg Osby

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University , then at the Berklee College of Music . He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with Jaki Byard , Jim Hall , Muhal Richard Abrams , Andrew Hill , Jack DeJohnette , Dizzy Gillespie , and Herbie Hancock . In 1985, he joined DeJohnette's group Special Edition. With Steve Coleman , Geri Allen , and Cassandra Wilson , he was a founding member of the M-Base Collective.

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