Gregor

Krikor Kélékian (February 28, 1898 – 1971), better known as Gregor, was an Ottoman-French jazz bandleader of Armenian origin.

Gregor founded a group called the Gregorians in France in 1928, whose sidemen included Philippe Brun, Edmond Cohanier, and Lucien Moraweck, and which made some early recordings. In 1929-1930 he founded the Revue du jazz, the first publication to cover jazz music in France. In 1930 he led a large ensemble on a tour of South America, including six weeks in Rio de Janeiro, and recorded in Buenos Aires; his bands in the early 1930s included sideman such as Alix Combelle, Stéphane Grappelli, André Ekyan, and Michel Warlop. He died in Malente, Germany, in 1971.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1898, Died 1971

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL2234 10-in. 4/29/1930 Le rugissement du tigre Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2235 10-in. 4/29/1930 Les heureux jouirs sont revenus Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2236 10-in. 4/29/1930 Tu sais Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2237 10-in. 4/29/1930 Je chante sous la pluie Gregor ; Grégor et ses Grégoriens Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gregor," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360333.

Gregor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360333.

"Gregor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360333

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