Gregg Hill

Jazz Composer

February 2025 Release!

Rodney Whitaker's Mosaic Album Gets Rave Review!

Rodney Whitaker has cemented his legendary status as a sought-after bassist extraordinaire and, arguably the pre-eminent jazz educator of his generation. Mosaic (Origin, 2025) is the fourth collaboration between Hill and Whitaker and features his vibrant work.

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..."Yet, beyond the beauty of its arrangements, this album offers something even more compelling—the sheer pleasure of hearing a bassist who so clearly delights in drawing the most perfect tones from his instrument. It is this very quality that has long made me admire Whitaker, and here, in the setting of Hill’s compositions, his artistry takes on an even greater depth. For the most significant jazz musicians, their craft is nothing less than a form of literary expression. This is precisely the case here, which is why we unreservedly place Mosaic atop our list of “Indispensables.”

— Thierry De ClemensatUSA correspondent

Rick Roe "Tribute" Album!
Featuring Robert Hurst and Nate Winn

"Rick Roe and his trio celebrate the depth and variety of Gregg Hill’s compositions in Tribute: The Music of Gregg Hill. The recording displays the trio's symbiotic rapport, showing that jazz is an evolving conversation among its musicians, jamming and riffing off-the-cuff, moving in a spontaneous fashion, and forming harmonious integration that constructs lyrical patterns."

-Jazz Love

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Dave Sharp WORLDS Quartet Elevates the Music of Gregg Hill to Dazzling New Heights.

...this latest release not only distinguishes itself from the crowded field, it quite possibly surpasses all previous efforts. What we encounter here is both one of Hill’s most visionary and majestic compositions to date, and a revelatory interpretation by a group of artists who manage to inhabit the work so completely that it feels newly born. Their reading is nothing short of exhilarating, both modern in outlook and deeply resonant.

"Catalyst" is composer Gregg Hill's latest 2025 album release, celebrating the cinematic world music collaboration of Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet & Elden Kelly.

"Catalyst" is composer Gregg Hill's latest 2025 album release, celebrating world music featuring the Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet & Elden Kelly.

Rodney Whitaker Mosaic Album - Indispensable!

Paris Move Theirry De Clemensat Gives Whitaker's Mosaic Album his Highest Review... "Indispensable!"

Randy Napoleon Album Tops Charts in 2024!

Congratulations Randy Napoleon and Gregg Hill for their Album "The Door Is Open" for topping major charts in 2024!

Found In Space

The Music of Gregg Hill on Origin Records

August 2024

"Bustling like a mashup of Ray Anderson and Charles Mingus, Dease's band carves a broad swath through territory that seems somewhat familiar."

—DOWNBEAT

"...Something Truly Extraordinary."

–The Jazz Word

This second pairing of the dominant trombonist of our time and the prolific idiosyncratic composer Gregg Hill plays out in an expansive aural sandbox. Full of reminders of '70s cinema, Zappa albums circa The Grand Wazoo, bebop, and big bands through the ages, the strong melodies and committed musical integrity assure the feeling is substantial, swinging, and exciting. Structured and highly contrapuntal pieces unfold in sections, with...

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