Local guitarist Gregg Young has released his first solo project, according to spokesman Cristel Santos. Young is best known for his band, the 2nd St. Band and they are the current House Band at the iconic Dome Arclight Entertainment Center, Hollywood.
The band has been nominated Best Jazz, Best Pop, Best Latin, and most recently Best Americana/Folk/Acoustic for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
In addition to these nominations, Gregg and the Band have won Best Blues, Best Funk/Groove for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, as well Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year for the LA Music Awards.
In 2016, Gregg Young and the band released their album, Portraits, which was Grammy considered in three categories. The band’s newest single, Together (A) was considered in the Best American Roots Song category for a Grammy. The band currently has 332,901 spins on Pandora for their award-winning music. Gregg has just released his first solo guitar project, Alcatraz, a suite of 7 songs performed on acoustic steel string guitars, inspired by the Island.