“Greve is definitely her own artist, and the blend of approaches here manages to surprise while also feeling carefully thought through ... Greve displays a tight focus on arrangement and composition, with all the aesthetics at her disposal.”
Charlotte Greve is a Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist, composer, and singer originally from Germany. She has released nine albums as a leader, two of which received the ECHO Jazz Prize. In 2022 she was awarded “Artist of the year” at the German Jazz Prize.
Charlotte’s Brooklyn-based indie-pop influenced band Wood River released their Debut LP in 2015 and released their second full length album “More Than I Can See” on Yellowbird Records in 2020. Her large scale multi genre piece “Sediments We Move” was released on New Amsterdam and Figureight Records in October 2021 and received significant attention-
“Best 25 classical tracks of 2021” - The New York Times
"A stirring composite of choral hymns, progressive rock, and free jazz ... rich in detail, but never overwrought. Instead ... a fluid cycle of matter as sound: building, dissipating, and crystalizing once again.” – Pitchfork, 7.5
Further projects in New York include the trio "The Choir Invisible” and the ambient duo “Sooner”. As a side-woman, Charlotte continues to collaborate with different artists such as Chris Morrissey, Matt Pavolka, Cassandra Jenkins and Laura Veirs.
Charlotte has been granted several awards for her work, including the 2012 and 2018 Echo Jazz, the 2010 JazzBaltica Award and the 2008 Praetorius-Musikpreis.
Charlotte has received several composition commissions over the past years and recently premiered Breathe, a co-composed piece for the award-winning vocal ensemble Lorelei.
Since 2010 Charlotte has been touring with her own projects in the US, Europe, and South Asia and played at several major jazz and pop festivals such as Jazz Baltica, Jazzfest, Berlin, Haldern Pop, and Jazzfest Kolkata.