Greg Reitan alumni jazz trio reviewed in ArtsJournal
Jazz pianist and USC Thornton alumnus Greg Reitan (’96, composition) was reviewed on the ArtsJournal blog for his new album, Post No Bills, which features fellow alumni Jack Daro (BA ’93, MM ’99) on bass and Dean Koba (MM ’93) on drums. The album has been well-received by critics.
Reitan studied composition at USC Thornton with Stephen Hartke, Frank Ticheli and Erica Muhl; piano with Milcho Leviev and Terry Trotter; and film composition with David Raksin and Christopher Young. He has worked as a film composer since 1995 and won the inaugural ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award for his composition, “Man Overboard.”