Greg Snyder Bio

Greg began studying classical guitar at the age of eleven. He used his ear to learn rock and blues from his favorite albums and fell in love with jazz guitar at the age of sixteen, while taking lessons from a Berklee graduate. Greg got his undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance at Temple University where he studied under Terell Stafford, Ben Schacter and Tom Giacabetti.

Greg has performed in and around Philadelphia for twenty years. He toured with the second national tour of the musical The Color Purple and regularly plays at the Walnut Street Theater. He also performed in the Philly Pop’s ‘SWONDERFUL!’S GERSHWIN! And A PHILLY POPS CHRISTMAS which aired on 6ABC on Christmas morning, 2021.

Jazz music is his passion, and he performs with some of Philadelphia’s greatest jazz musicians. Greg has played Philadelphia’s Center City Jazz Festival as a bandleader and has performed at the Clef Club. Jazz trumpet and EVI extraordinaire states that "Greg Snyder is a modern jazz guitar virtuoso who plays with style and heart". You can regulary find Greg playing at Time, Heritage, Sassafras and other jazz venues and events in Philadelphia. Check Greg’s website www.gregsnydermusic.com for a list of upcoming performances.

Greg has released two albums as a bandleader. The Greg Snyder Trio’s Unordinary People was released in 2018. The album made it to under One hundred and fifty on the Jazz Billboard charts and can be found on all streaming services. The album features Justin Leigh on drums and Jason Fraticelli on bass. Greg also released a duo album with Mark Allen titled We Don’t Take Requests.

Greg is a faculty member at La Salle College High School, and he pours his love of music into La Salle’s highly esteemed music program.