Born on May 18th, 1956, Maryland multi-instrumentalist Gregg Karukas tried his
hand at drumming, guitar and brass before finding his calling as a contemporary
jazz pianist. First enlisting in local Bowie-based big band High School
Starliners, he later joined saxophonist Tim Eyermann’s group East Coast
Offering, and eventually became a founding member of jazz group The Rippingtons,
playing keys on their 1987 debut album, Moonlighting. The same year, he founded
his own label, Nightowl, through which he promptly released his first solo
album, The Night Owl (1987). With a cohort of l...