Gregory Abbott is BACK! New Single, “Rhythm, Rhyme”, Coming Soon!

Gregory Abbott is back with smooth, soulful, timeless, feel good music!

Listen to a sample of “Rhythm, Rhyme”, exclusively on The Urban Music Scene!!
(Updated June 6th, 2017)

International star and platinum recording artist, songwriter and producer Gregory Abbott’s roots stem from Venezuela (his mother) and the Island of Antigua (his father). Raised in New York City, he is a dual citizen of the USA and Antigua. In college he majored in psychology and minored in music and dramatic arts. He holds a Masters degree and is currently working towards his Ph.D and was awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship to Stanford University’s Creative writing Masters program. While pursuing graduate studies at Berkeley, and Stanford University, he helped pay his tuition by starting a band. It was here he developed his own personal musical style. While teaching English at the University of California at Berkeley, he decided to become a professional musician built a studio, and applied his academic discipline to developing skills as a singer composer and producer.

He released the single and album “Shake You Down” shaking up the music industry with countless honors and awards. His music has crossed every barrier imaginable. In his music you hear the Caribbean/Spanish influence topped off with Abbott’s incredibly smooth and soulful voice. Abbott is noted for coining the term “groove ballad” his signature style. When referring to him music writers have affectionately used the term “Wall Street Soul”. He is a favorite with the ladies for his good looks, sophisticated demeanor and intelligent green eyes, but there is a sense of something more beneath the surface. Abbott’s’ songs have gone to #1 on every chart here in the US and around the world. He hails from a family of entertainers. His first cousin Diahnne Abbott (for many years married to actor Robert De Niro), is herself an actor of merit. Gregory has guest starred on the daytime drama “All My Children” and is now delving more heavily into acting and writing for film and television. He’s served on the Board of Directors of both NARAS (the Grammy’s), and the NAPM (Songwriters Hall of Fame). Some of is community service work includes Rock Against Drugs, when they brought their message to Washington, DC, and the “Bands to Beat AIDS” campaign whose focus is AIDS awareness across the nation.

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