Main Street Bistro and Cabaret presents Dean Grech

History has been kind to Grech. In the last decade, Grech’s previous albums have charted well. Songs from those two albums have charted as singles on Billboard, and most importantly, his music has charted number one Billboard’s “most increased playlist.” Such interest is understandable now for where it’s been placed on the charts and in the general media. For example, the song, “Two Strong Arms” written by Dean Grech and Reggie Ashley, was featured in Dustin Lance Black’s 2011 motion picture release Virginia, starring Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly. This was just the start. Dean’s second album. We Got Lost, 2014, has since produced three Billboard charting tracks, including “Shake it Around” and “Playa Rosa.” The CD features the stellar performances from Grech’s collection of accomplished musicians, such as Greg Vail, Hal Ratliff, Hans Zermuehlem, Mitch Manker, John Ferraro, Rick Shaw, Koko Powell and Noel Sweeney. With such talent behind the music Grech has written, Grech has become well-known in smooth jazz circles as being the musician to listen to, the standard to emulate. While that’s true, one can also make the obvious argument Grech writes straight-ahead jazz and Latin jazz just as well. As noted, Grech’s early childhood exposure to a multitude of jazz and commercial styles, and his time at Berklee, is on display in all his albums and performances. While his albums in the past decade have appealed to a wide number of fans with wide musical interests, Dean’s success in the recording business has also unlocked opportunities in the performance business since his first album in 2009.

As a performer, Dean has opened as a name act for artists such as Al Jarreau, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Jay Leno, The Beach Boys, Dave Koz and David Sanborn. His work can be found on compilation albums with other artists such as Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney and on movie soundtracks such as “Virginia” with Ed Harris and Jenifer Connelly. Dean has also been featured as a guest artist on PBS with Grammy-award-winning engineer John Lowson’s program “How We make Music for CDs And Downloads”. Currently, with his third album set to take off in the US and foreign markets. Radio DJs haven’t been asking where Grech is today. They know he owns one of the foremost spots on jazz playlists today. He is established talent with a following.