Hilliard Greene

Hilliard Greene (born 26 February 1958) is an American bassist (double bass, bass guitar) of Modern Creative and improvised music and music educator.

Hilliard Greene studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and at the University of Northern Iowa. He worked as musical director for the singer Jimmy Scott for 20 years. For Cecil Taylor he served as concertmaster for the ensemble Phtongos and played in the trio with pianist Don Pullen. Under his own name, Hill worked with his ensemble, The Jazz Expressions, with whom he recorded three albums; He also played in a quartet with Steve Swell, Gebhard Ullmann, and Barry Altschul. In 2003, Hill released his solo album "Alone". He has also appeared on recordings by Dave Douglas (Sanctuary, 1997), Klaus Kugel, Perry Robinson, Charles Gayle (Repent, 1997) and Patrick Brennan. Hill currently works as a music teacher at the Bass Collective in New York City where he teaches workshops and master classes in double bass and bass guitar.

Alone (Soulsearch Music, 2003) RECORDINGS WITH THE JAZZ EXPRESSIONS Self-titled The Jazz Expressions, Bluejay Records Yoyogi, Bluejay Records On The Road, Wildflower Publications

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