George Crotty is a Canadian cellist, composer, and bandleader based between Toronto, New York City, and Berlin whose work re-imagines the role of the cello in contemporary music. As a solo artist and with his trio, Crotty makes multicultural chamber music for the 21st century. His compositions fuse jazz improvisation and Western classical rigour with global music traditions into a seamless, surprising new whole. His music invites comparisons to such diverse artists as Tomeka Reid, Jan Garbarek, and Dave Holland.

As a recording artist Crotty has released a solo EP and three albums with his George Crotty Trio. The GC3 has toured throughout Europe and North America, and has performed at Lincoln Center, the 21C Festival - where they supported Laurie Anderson, the Small World Music Festival, Copenhagen Vinterjazz Festival, and the New Directions Cello Festival.

Crotty’s diverse credits also include collaborative recording projects with cellist Kirk Starkey, and Persian tar maestro Hamid Motebassem; composing the score to off-broadway play “Rheology”; touring North America with 10-time Tony-winning Broadway musical, “The Band’s Visit”; and playing on the video game soundtrack for  “Assassin’s Creed Mirage”.