Gary Topper has performed with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Nancy Wilson, Michel Legrand, Henry Mancini, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Phineas Newborn, Jr., James Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Donald Brown, Bill Mobley, Bill Mays, David Matthews, Mike Longo Big Band, Ed Palermo Big Band, Chip Jackson, Jerome Richardson, George Young, Jerry Dodgion, Lou Marini, Wayne Andre, Lou Soloff, Jim Pugh, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Bob Cranshaw, Don Friedman, Richard Davis, Candido New York Broadway shows: Jelly’s Last Jam, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, The Wild Party, Phantom of the Opera and Hairspray.

Gary has played on the Grammy award-winning recordings: “Tony Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot and Cool”, and “He Is The Light”, Al Green, as well as “Talk Is Cheap”, Keith Richards; “Live! One Night Only”, Patti LaBelle; “Floridays”, Jimmy Buffet; “Toots In Memphis”, Toots Hibbert; “The Silver Fox”, Charlie Rich; “Voices In Standards”, Lew Anderson Big Band, “Happy Birthday Haiti”, Kiskeya Orchestra; “Moonlighting”, Gary Lemel and many others.

Gary has played on feature film soundtracks such as You’ve Got Mail, The Spanish Prisoner, The Object Of My Affection, Analyze This, Picture Perfect, Meet Joe Black, It Could Happen To You, Joe’s Apartment, Life, Lucky Numbers.