Gregory Uhlmann
{{Short description|American musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gregory Uhlmann
| image = Gregory Uhlmann at Bob Baker Marionette Theater.jpg
| caption = Gregory Uhlmann performing in Duffy x Uhlmann at
Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles, CA in 2024
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| instrument = Guitar
| label = Colorfield, Orindal, Northern Spy
| current_member_of = Duffy x Uhlmann, SML, Hand Habits, Fell Runner
| past_member_of =
| website = {{URL|gregoryuhlmannmusic.com}}
}}
Gregory Uhlmann is an American musician, composer, and producer based in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Gregory Uhlmann's 'Again and Again' Is Quirky, Sophisticated Pop |url=https://www.popmatters.com/gregory-uhlmann-again-and-again |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=www.popmatters.com |language=en-US}} He is active in solo and collaborative projects, and has played on records by Miya Folick, Meg Duffy, Perfume Genius, among many others.
Background
Uhlmann is originally from Chicago, IL.{{Cite web |last=Margasak |first=Peter |date=2017-04-20 |title=Chicago expat Gregory Uhlmann explores a strain of chamber pop on his new solo album Odd Job |url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/chicago-expat-gregory-uhlmann-explores-a-strain-of-chamber-pop-on-his-new-solo-album-odd-job/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}} He attended the California Institute of the Arts, studying jazz guitar and composition, and graduating with a BFA in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Dustin Wong with Gregory Uhlmann |url=https://www.dublab.com/archive/dustin-wong-w-gregory-uhlmann-why-did-why-did-why-did-06-06-19 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=www.dublab.com}}
Career
In February 2017, Uhlmann released his first full-length solo album, Odd Job, on Dog Legs Music.{{Cite web |last=Werksman |first=Hans |title=Gregory Uhlmann: "Odd Job" video |url=https://www.herecomestheflood.com/2016/10/greg-uhlmann-odd-job-video.html |access-date=2025-01-16}} Then in 2020, he released Neighborhood Watch, on Top Shelf Records.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-23 |title=Gregory Uhlmann's 'Neighborhood Watch' Is a Mesmerizing Art Rock Album {{!}} PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/gregory-uhlmann-neighborhood-watch-2646520340.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=www.popmatters.com |language=en-US}} In April 2023, Uhlmann released his next full length album, Again and Again, on Northern Spy.
Uhlmann is part of many ongoing collaborative projects. In 2023, Duffy x Uhlmann, an instrumental experimental guitar duo of Uhlmann and Meg Duffy, released Doubles.{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=2023-08-03 |title=Hand Habits' Meg Duffy and Gregory Uhlmann Form New Band, Announce Debut Album |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/hand-habits-meg-duffy-and-gregory-uhlmann-form-new-band-announce-debut-album/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} In 2024, SML, a jazz quintet comprised of Uhlmann, saxophonist Josh Johnson, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, bassist Anna Butterss, and percussionist Booker Stardrum, released their first LP, entitled Small Medium Large.{{Cite web |last=Blackwell |first=Matthew |title=SML: Small Medium Large |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sml-small-medium-large/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Discography
= Solo LPs =
- Odd Job (2017)
- Neighborhood Watch (2020)
- Again and Again (2023)
- Small Day (2024)
= Collaborative LPs =
- What I Am (as Fell Runner) (2022)
- Doubles (as Duffy x Uhlmann, in collaboration with Meg Duffy) (2023)
- Small Medium Large (as SML) (2024)
- Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes (with Josh Johnson and Sam Wilkes) (2025)