Gregor Forbes (b. 1993) is a pianist, composer and improviser from Edinburgh, Scotland, based in Leipzig, Germany.

Between composition and improvisation, he makes crumbling, grainy, fuzzy, warm, full, buzzing, fluttering, spiky, joyous, soft, spacious, fragile, curious, explosive, wild, exploratory music, in a creative zone informed by jazz, improvised, experimental and contemporary classical music.

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Some projects include:

Altered Forms Trio, crumble-jazz and free improvisation with Robert Lucaciu (bass) and Johannes von Buttlar (drums), and featuring collaborations with Steffi Narr, Angelika Niescier, Fred Frith, Gabby Fluke-Mogul and Raymond MacDonald.

Forbes / Deller / Roth, modern jazz and free improvisation with Stephan Deller (bass) and Steffen Roth (drums)

Paene Insula, experimental pop trio with Maike Hautz (voice, electronics, performance) and Steffi Narr (e. guitar)

Glasgow Experimental Music Series, concert series since 2014 in various venues in the Scottish city.

Loading for Time, concert series for adventurous, experimental and cross-over music in the Leipzig theatre Laden auf Zeit.

Scrambled Octopus, annual keyboard improvisation event co-organised with Vincent Meissner.