As one of the few full-time touring soloists on the Chapman Stick, Greg breaks new ground at every turn. His first album Whispers (1987), was the first all-solo all-original Stick recording; and his latest CD Water on the Moon (1998), is an equally unique one-hour non-stop live solo improvisation. Between these two poles Greg has explored jazz and Latin music in a band context (Shapes, 1994 and Sol, 1997), pan-cultural improvisation (Transmigration, 1996) and a new form of improvised music and poetry he calls "groove poetry" (Code Magenta, 1995).
Originally a keyboardist and saxophonist, Greg began improvising and making recordings at age fourteen. He picked up his first Stick in 1985 at the age of twenty and quickly immersed himself in his new instrument. Greg has given many listeners their first taste of the Chapman Stick®. With over one thousand performances in front of diverse audiences, and twelve recordings under his belt, Greg has made the instrument his own. His repertoire includes dozens of original compositions, as well as a wide array of material from the Renaissance through jazz and The Beatles. But his forte is his improvisation. He'll often launch into a spontaneous composition only to make a surprise landing in a piece by Miles Davis or Brazilian composer Luis Bonfa.
Greg was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. Though he has resided briefly in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, Charlottesville, Virginia, has been his home since 1982, where he received his B.A. in English from The University of Virginia in 1986.
