Gregg K. Abe
Gregg K. Abe is entering his 38th year as director of bands at Roosevelt High School. A
product of the public school system in Hawai'i, he graduated from Roosevelt and went
on to receive his Bachelors of Education degree from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa in
1983. Prior to his appointment at Roosevelt, Mr. Abe was employed at James B. Castle
High School and McKinley High School in Hawai’i where he directed the concert band
and two jazz ensembles and marching band. He is an active member of the Oahu Band Directors Association where he held the office of Treasurer and is also a member of the Hawai’i Music Educators Association. In
addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Abe has also been a part-time member of the Royal
Hawaiian Band and a freelance musician in Honolulu. He was the 1996 recipient of the
Hawaii Music Awards Outstanding Music Educator and the 1998 State and Southwest
Regional winner of the ASBDA-UMI Distinguished Band Directors Award in the High
School Division. He has been also recognized by the Hawaii Youth Symphony
Association and School Band & Orchestra Magazine for his contribution to music
education. In 2017 he was officially elected into the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor.
product of the public school system in Hawai'i, he graduated from Roosevelt and went
on to receive his Bachelors of Education degree from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa in
1983. Prior to his appointment at Roosevelt, Mr. Abe was employed at James B. Castle
High School and McKinley High School in Hawai’i where he directed the concert band
and two jazz ensembles and marching band. He is an active member of the Oahu Band Directors Association where he held the office of Treasurer and is also a member of the Hawai’i Music Educators Association. In
addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Abe has also been a part-time member of the Royal
Hawaiian Band and a freelance musician in Honolulu. He was the 1996 recipient of the
Hawaii Music Awards Outstanding Music Educator and the 1998 State and Southwest
Regional winner of the ASBDA-UMI Distinguished Band Directors Award in the High
School Division. He has been also recognized by the Hawaii Youth Symphony
Association and School Band & Orchestra Magazine for his contribution to music
education. In 2017 he was officially elected into the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor.