Hilliard Greene (born February 26, 1958) is an American bassist (playing both double bass, and bass guitar) specializing in modern creative, improvised, and jazz music, as well as a music educator.

Life and work

Hilliard Greene studied at the

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in Boston and at the University of Northern Iowa. He worked as musical director for the singer

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for 20 years. For

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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,

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, and Barry Altschul. In 2003, Hill released his solo album ''Alone''. He has also appeared on recordings by

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('' 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.

Selected discography

As leader * ''Alone'' (Soulsearch Music, 2003) With

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* '' Da Bang!'' (TUM, 2013) With The Jazz Expressions * ''The Jazz Expressions'', Bluejay Records * ''Yoyogi'', Bluejay Records * ''On The Road'', Wildflower Publications With

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* ''

Cosmic Nickelodeon ''Cosmic Nickelodeon'' is an album by saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc and bassist Hilliard Greene. It was recorded on December 12, 2015, at Park West Studios in Brooklyn, New York, and was released in 2016 by Relative Pitch Records. Reception In a rev ...

'' (Relative Pitch, 2016) * ''

The Astral Revelations ''The Astral Revelations'' is a live album by the Jemeel Moondoc Quartet, led by saxophonist Moondoc, and featuring pianist Matthew Shipp, double bassist Hilliard Greene, and drummer Newman Taylor Baker. Moondoc's final recording prior to his death ...

'' (RogueArt, 2018)

Bibliography

* Richard Cook, Brian Morton: '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD''. 6th edition, London: Penguin, 2002.

External links

* 1958 births Living people African-American jazz musicians American jazz double-bassists 20th-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American double-bassists 21st-century American double-bassists African-American guitarists 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American musicians {{double-bassist-stub