Pianist Gregory Fine was born 22 July 1949, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia). One of the more experienced, high-educated and brilliant pianist of Russia.
Gregory started to play jazz music aged 6 in his father's dance band in Gorky City (Soviet name for Nizhny Novgorod, the old name was returned in 1991). From his childhood Gregory had a passion to dance music, to dancing rhythms and to dancing. In his youth he studied in dance school, in skate school and in ballet school at the same time. And of course as all normal musician in Russia he graduated a music school, then a music college, and then one of the best Russia's music conservatories named after Gnessins (now Gnessins Russian Academy of Music, Moscow).
In 1967, aged 17, he won 1st prize on Dmitry Kabalevsky Piano competition of young pianists in Kuibyshev City (now this city's old name, Samara, is returned to it). Since 1974 Gregory Fine's family lives in Samara.
After graduating from Gnessins Academy, Gregory has started his jazz carrier in Samara City where he became soloist of Samara State Philharmonics.
Aged 15, Gregory first heard Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson who became his lifelong musical idol. Since this time, he dreamed to do his own trio and play jazz music in style near to his idol
Despite of official semi-prohibition to play jazz in former Soviet Union, in late 70s Gregory has received official permission to play two-set solo concerts in the whole Philharmonic system of the USSR. In next ten years, he has toured all 15 republics of the USSR including Polar North region, Far East region and Siberia.
Gregory's first LP, "Fascinating Rhythm", has been released by Soviet record monopoly Melodia in 1989. The same year, aged 40, Gregory has first played abroad. He toured Sweden, Belgium (there he made a record for BRT label at "The Sugar Village Jazz Club" and played at Juul Anthonissen's "Heist op den Berg" club), Canada (where he played at Montreal Jazz Festival and has recorded an album in Montreal with Canadian rhythm section) and Wales (UK). In 1998, he made a record with Martin Drew on drums and with Len Skeat on bass in London. In 1999, this record has been issued in Moscow by Boheme Music label ("Happy Bluesday", BMR 901032).
In Samara city which has a population of 1.500.000, Gregory hosts Philharmonic concert series called "Solo, trio, with a Band". Gregory Fine trio and his friends play there 6-8 concerts per season.
Gregory Fine is not only a performer. Many of his musical scores were issued in Russia, for example, "Jazz album for children and adults", "Red Hatty" musical, as well as songs for combo and for big bands.
Gregory's discography contains also a CD - "Road to Mississauga" (tribute to Oscar Peterson, released 1997, Soyuz Records, Russia) - and a LP "Nighttime" ("Aprelevka Sound", 1993).
Since 1999, Gregory Fine has started to teach Art of jazz improvisation in several Russian music colleges.

For Gregory Fine, Jazz is music of Freedom.

Just now Gregory Fine performs in Sweden with Swedish rhythm section (Tranas, Vadstena and other towns).