Glenn Crytzer (born October 13, 1980) is an American jazz band leader, composer, guitarist, banjoist, and singer.

Musical career

Crytzer's music features prominently in several films, including the documentaries ''Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club'' (2015) and '' Alive and Kicking'' (2016). The track "Could This Be Love?", from the Savoy Seven album ''Uptown Jump'', was used in the soundtrack to the

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'' (2018).

Influences

Crytzer's influences include

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, Jimmie Lunceford,

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, and the other "greats" of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Rather than solely copying the work of others, however, Crytzer strives to create his own sound within the vintage style, composing and arranging new material that sounds authentic to the period.

Discography

* ''Chasin' The Blues'' (2009) * ''Harlem Mad'' (2011) * ''Skinny Minne'' (2012) * ''Focus Pocus'' (2013) * ''A Little Love This Christmas'' (2013) * ''Uptown Jump'' (2015) * ''Aint' It Grand?'' (2018) * ''Underneath the Mistletoe'' (2019)

References

External links

Official website

Seattleswing.com

Syncopators.net
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crytzer, Glenn 1980 births Cleveland Institute of Music alumni Florida State University alumni Living people American banjoists American male composers 21st-century American composers Guitarists from Pennsylvania American male guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians