Hilliard Greene

Treble voicings represent our world, but bass patterns come from the spirit. - Fu-Kiau Bunseki

Hill Greene is a consummate bassist whose activity spans from unaccompanied solo performance to serving as Jimmy Scott's musical director to performances and/or recordings with Cecil Taylor (as concert master for Taylor's Phtongos project) Gloria Lynne, Jacky Terrasson, The Inkspots, Rashied Ali, Leroy Jenkins, Jimmy Ponder, Eddie Gladden, Vanessa Rubin, Yoron Israel, Cindy Blackman, Electric Symphony, Charles Gayle, Jack Walrath, Don Pullen, Dave Douglas, Bobby Watson, Greg Osby, Kenny Barron, Joanne Brackeen, Carla Cook, Josh Roseman, John Hicks, Village Vanguard Orchestra, Oscar Brown Jr., Steve Swell, Gebhard Ullman, Barry Altschul and The Jazz Expressions.

Greene has studied privately, at Berklee College of Music in Boston and the University of Northern Iowa and has been playing professionally over twenty years. His emphasis is in classical, jazz, rock, blues, R&B as well as the music of other continents and US regions. Currently he is concentrating on solo performance. As a band leader produced two CD’s under with his own ensemble The Jazz Expressions and a solo bass CD entitled “Alone.”

Greene performs widely in the New York City area in recitals, nightclubs, and recordings, and on television and radio programs. He has appeared in major cities throughout the United and South America and teaches classes at The Bass Collective in New York City as well as privately, and conducts workshops for both children and adults.

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