Gregory Coleman

For the drummer, see Gregory C. Coleman.

Gregory Coleman
Gregory Coleman Mission Viejo, California (2002)
Background information
Born	(1949-06-29)June 29, 1949 Los Angeles, California
Died	September 16, 2005(2005-09-16) (aged 56) Trabuco Canyon, California
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Classical Guitarist, College Instructor, Composer, Arranger, Recording Artist
Instruments	Classical guitar, Baroque guitar
Years active	48

Gregory James Coleman (29 June 1949 - 16 September 2005) was a classical guitarist, educator, composer and arranger. Coleman was a fifth-generation musician; his father, Ervan “Bud” Coleman, a renowned studio guitarist, was a founding member of the Baja Marimba Band and a regular session player and songwriter with The Tijuana Brass.

Coleman taught classical guitar for over 42 years at Saddleback College, Orange Coast College, Irvine Valley College, University of Redlands, and Cal State San Bernardino and privately. Coleman studied with some of the world’s best guitar players including Laurindo Almeida, Howard Heitmeyer, Christopher Parkening, Joe Pass, Howard Roberts and Pepe Romero.

Education

Coleman attended Saddleback College where he received an Associate of Arts in Music degree in 1995. He then attended the University of California, Irvine where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music in 2001, and a Master of Fine Arts in Music (posthumously) in 2006.^[1]^[2]

Discography

Title	Year	Format
“Gregory Coleman”	1976	LP
“Sarabande of the Distance”	1999	CD
“Isla California”	2002	CD

Personal

Coleman had a lifelong love of the outdoors and a passion for mountain climbing. He climbed both Yosemite’s El Capitan and the Matterhorn. He had two sons, James Coleman and Shiloh Coleman, and one grandson Joseph Gregory Coleman.^[1]

Death

After a three year battle against melanoma, Coleman died peacefully on 16 September 2005 at his home in Trabuco Canyon, California with his son James and a few close friends at his side.^[3]

References

1 2 "A father's last wish fulfilled", The Orange County Register, 12 April 2006.
↑ "Son claims degree for deceased father", The Orange County Register, 11 April 2006
↑ "Guitarist's dying wish is UCI degree", The Orange County Register, 20 September 2005.

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