Glenn Crytzer

Glenn Crytzer (born October 13, 1980) is an American jazz band leader, composer, guitarist, banjoist, and singer.

Glenn Crytzer
Background information
Birth name	Glenn Crytzer
Born	(1980-10-13)October 13, 1980 Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Orchestral jazz, swing, big band
Occupation(s)	bandleader, guitarist, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)	Guitar, banjo, vocal
Years active	2006–present
Website	glenncrytzer.com

Career

Crytzer's music features prominently in several films, including the documentaries Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club (2015) and Alive and Kicking (2016).^[1][2] The track "Could This Be Love?", from the Savoy Seven album Uptown Jump,^[3] was used in the soundtrack to the Disney fantasy film Christopher Robin (2018).^[4][5]

Influences

Crytzer's influences include Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Chick Webb, Charlie Christian, Jimmie Lunceford, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Rushing, and the other "greats" of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Rather than solely copying the work of others, however, Crytzer strives to create his own sound within the vintage style, composing and arranging new material that sounds authentic to the period.

Discography

• Chasin' The Blues (2009)^[6]
• Harlem Mad (2011)
• Skinny Minne (2012)
• Focus Pocus (2013)
• A Little Love This Christmas (2013)
• Uptown Jump (2015)
• Aint' It Grand? (2018)
• Underneath the Mistletoe (2019)