Greg Wieczorek

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Greg Wieczorek (aka G. Wiz) is a New York City based drummer, percussionist, vocalist and songwriter. Born in Baltimore Maryland, Greg has recorded and performed internationally with: Norah Jones, [1] [2] Joseph Arthur, The Lonely Astronauts, [3] [4] The Autumn Defense, (w/ John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of Wilco), [5] [6] The Twilight Singers, [7] [8] and many others. He recently finished a world tour with Norah Jones in support of her latest release, “Day Breaks” (Blue Note/EMI). [9]

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  1. Norah Jones | Variety
  2. The Fall - Norah Jones : Credits : AllMusic
  3. Billboard Bits: Swizz Beatz, Joseph Arthur, Kinky Friedman | Billboard
  4. On his own, in a new spirit of community - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times
  5. Autumn Defense Ready Tour « The FADER
  6. Autumn Defense Announces New Record and Tour :: Music :: News :: Paste
  7. Greg Wieczorek (Twilight Singers Drum) Black Interview | Video Youtube - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips | - NME.COM
  8. Twilight Singers: Live in New York | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
  9. "The Players | Norah Jones ...Little Broken Hearts". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-05-02.