Editing Gramavision Records

{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        =Gramavision Records
| image       = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" -->
| parent      = [[Rykodisc]]
| founded     = {{start date|1979}}
| founder     = [[Jonathan F.P. Rose]]
| distributor =
| genre       = Jazz
| country     = U.S.
| location    = [[Katonah, New York|Katonah]], New York
| website     = 
}}

'''Gramavision Records''' is an American record label founded in 1979. Since 1994 it has been a subsidiary of [[Rykodisc]]. The label's music is largely [[jazz]], [[blues]] and [[folk music|folk]] oriented but has touched on many other styles and genres.

In 1979, [[Jonathan F.P. Rose]] founded Gramavision in [[Katonah, New York|Katonah]], New York. The early catalog consisted of [[free jazz]] by [[Ray Anderson (musician)|Ray Anderson]], [[John Carter (jazz musician)|John Carter]], [[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]], and [[Bobby Previte]]; [[jazz fusion]] by [[John Scofield]]; funk by [[Medeski Martin & Wood]]; reggae by [[Oliver Lake]]; and soul by [[Jamaaladeen Tacuma]].

After it was bought by [[Rykodisc]], the label's headquarters moved to [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], Massachusetts. in 1995, Gramavision released albums by [[Peter Apfelbaum]], [[Bill Frisell]], [[Ron Miles]], and the [[Clusone Trio]].<ref name="New Grove">{{cite book|last1=Kernfeld|first1=Barry|editor1-last=Kernfeld|editor1-first=Barry |title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz|date=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1-56159-284-6 |page=78|volume=2|edition=2nd}}</ref>

==Roster==
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* [[Ray Anderson (musician)|Ray Anderson]]
* [[Peter Apfelbaum]]
* [[Arditti Quartet]]
* [[Gordon Beck]]
* [[John Blake Jr.]]
* [[Vinicius Cantuária]]
* [[John Carter (jazz musician)|John Carter]]
* [[Philip Catherine]]
* [[Clusone Trio]]
* [[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]]
* Electronic Art Ensemble
* [[Pee Wee Ellis]]
* [[Christian Escoudé]]
* [[Aydin Esen]]
* [[Bill Frisell]]
* [[Paul Halley]]
* [[Steven Halpern]]
* [[Billy Hart]]
* [[Motohiko Hino]]
* [[Jay Hoggard]]
* [[Allan Holdsworth]]
* [[The J.B.'s]]
* [[Kitaro]]
* [[Kronos Quartet]]
* [[Oliver Lake]]
* [[Pete Levin]]
* [[Arto Lindsay]]
* [[Didier Lockwood]]
* Al MacDowell
* [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]
* [[Harry Manfredini]]
* [[John Medeski]]
* [[Medeski Martin & Wood]]
* [[Myra Melford]]
* [[Ron Miles]]
* Tom Mkhize
* [[Bob Moses (musician)|Bob Moses]]
* [[James Newton]]
* Jimmy Payne
* [[Bobby Previte]]
* Cornell Rochester
* [[John Scofield]]
* [[Klaus Schulze]]
* Ralph Simon
* [[Harvie Swartz]]
* [[Oranj Symphonette]]
* [[Jamaaladeen Tacuma]]
* [[Bob Telson]]
* [[Kazumi Watanabe]]
* [[Bernie Worrell]]
* [[Robert Wyatt]]
* Yas-Kaz
* [[La Monte Young]]<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=Gramavision Records|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gramavision-records-mn0000205227|website=AllMusic|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref>
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* P. Verna. "Rhino to Distribute Gramavision Titles: Deal Kicks in as Jazz Label's Mesa Contract Expires", ''Billboard'', 104 (25 July 1992), p.&nbsp;10
* J. McAdams: "Gramavision Quietly Cranks out Collectibles: Label's Release Slate a Tribute to R&B, Funk, Jazz", ''Billboard'', 105 (3 April 1993), p.&nbsp;25
* C. Morris. "Gramavision to Rejoin Indie Ranks with Ryko", ''Billboard'', 106 (20 Aug 1994), p.&nbsp;76
* C. Morris. "Rykodisc Readies 1st Gramavision Catalog Releases", ''Billboard'', 106 (3 Sept 1994), p.&nbsp;12

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