Greg's award winning smooth jazz composition 'At Sunset' released on compilation album. Greg's award winning smooth jazz composition 'At Sunset' featuring Ms Jo Kenderes has been released as a track on the compilation album 'Sifted Sunshine' by Austep Music. The album is available through iTunes and Austep Music.
Greg has a new guitar and bass teacher (and this one is immense!) Whilst in Hollywood Greg had a lesson and is continuing lessons via Skype with the immrotal Ms Carol Kaye. Carol is probably the most recorded musician in modern music history with over 40,000 recordings, including movies and TV themes and some of the biggest hits in music history. Click here to see Carol's bio, you will never believe what she has achieved.
Greg's original award winning songs are now available as ring tones! Including Wombat Wobble, I'm not as think as you drunk I am (for the boys at the bar!), Latin, Comedy, Funk all for 20 cents each or the lot for 80 cents. Click here.
Greg plays in Canada and the US! Greg appeared at several jazz venues in Vancouver (The Hot Foot Five), Montana (Bitteroot Valley Ragtime Society) and the West Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Boulevard (with vocal sensation -Brenna Whittaker, members of Stevie Wonder's Band and the X Factor US Band) in August and September 2011.
Greg organised the Jazz Flood Relief Tour - 2011. The tour included professional musicians from Sydney, Grafton and even New Zealand! The musicians donated their time, talents and all costs to travel from Sydney up the North Coast of NSW raising money at a series of concerts and then providing two free shows at flood ravaged Mingoola (Tenterfield) and Toowoomba. Apart from making a lot of people happy we raised $3,000 for flood relief. View the tour video.
Greg's new jazz album 'Narooma Suite' now selling across the world! The songs are influenced by his love for the New South Wales (Australia) South Coast Seaside paradise of Narooma. The songs reflect the joy and lyrical feeling of jazz songs from the 1920's with a modern slant on them. Visit the albums page for shop links. View the album promotion video.
Greg records on album with US music superstars! Greg recently recorded as a member of the 'Global Choir' through cyberspace for the new album by US Guitarist Vinnie Zummo (top NYC session guitarist - incl Joe Jackson, Art Garfunkle etc). The album has appearances by John Sebastian (R & R Hall of fame/Lovin' Spoonfull), members of Joe Jackson's Band, Brian Wilson's Band as well as Blues, Jazz and Rock legends. See my Albums page for details.
Greg's composition 'At Sunset' is top 5 finalist in Song of the Year November 2009!!!Greg's Latin/Jazz composition 'At Sunset' was a top 5 finalist in the Instrumental/Jazz/World Category of Song of the year. That means his song (better than runner-up) will be distributed to top entertainment Record Labels, Producers, Management, Promoters, Media, Entertainment Attorneys, Publicists and Publishers WORLD WIDE! To hear the song for free or download it for 30c click here.
Greg's new songs featuring Nicholas Woodford from Happenstance are now available! See my Albums page for details. After just missing the song of the year international competition, Greg has re-recorded his 4 new songs with a professional group including Nicholas Woodford - vocals, Carl Englert - guitar, Mark Egger - Piano, Richard Frost - Bass and Greg on backing vocals and piano. Third week in the MP3.com.au charts (26 December, 2009) Greg is # 2 Rock artist, # 2 Pop artist, #5 Pop/Rock artist and #10 overall artist.
Greg is runner-up in International song contest July, 2009! Greg has just missed a finalist position in an international song writing competition at Song of the year awards with his rock and easy listening compositions. This competition is judged by a world class judging panel and whilst not being a top 5 finalist, Greg has been awarded a runner-up award. Judging comments can be seen on my Awards and comments page.
Greg's "In Tribute to Louis Armstrong" album goes international! Greg's amazing tribute album to his hero Louis Armstrong is now on-line for preview and sale! The album is receiving very good sales both for physical discs and digital downloads from his fans around the world from Sydney to Norway! Check out the album and my other albums on my album page.
Argentina, eat your heart out! Greg recently heard from Maximo Seligmann (Jazz promoter and fan) formerly from Argentina and now residing in Spain. Max told Greg that when he lived in Argentina he regularly watched him playing in the Dave Dallwitz Big Band at Bondi Beach (see my Youtube Videos). Amazing!
Greg at the Auckland Jazz Club. On 20 April 2008 Greg and his old piano player Neville Byrnes performed to a very appreciative crowd at the Auckland Jazz Club in New Zealand (see photo gallery). Greg and Neville had the crowd up and dancing with some great Louis numbers. A great time was had by all!
MP3.com.au number ones. Due to Greg's entry into on-line sales of his albums, he has taken his tracks off the free music site MP3.com.au. Over the past year Greg has amassed a large number of MP3.com.au downloads and achieved huge success with the on-line charts (See Compositions). Greg's compositions and recordings have achieved:-
9 number 1 Dixieland Jazz songs,
6 number 1 Swing songs,
2 top 10 Latin songs,
5 top 10 and 2 top 20 Easy Listening songs
2 top 10 and 1 top 40 Accoustic songs
1 top 10 Blues song
4 top 40 Rock songs
3 top 20 and 7 top 40 Pop songs
1 top 40 Heavy Rock song
Highlights included the week-ending 29/03/08 when Greg had ALL of the TOP 5 JAZZ TRACKS, a Number 1 SWING TRACK, a Number 3 LATIN TRACK, Number 2 EASY LISTENING ARTIST and finally made it as a TOP 40 POP/ROCK ARTIST!
Greg's song "I'm not as think as you drunk I am" entered the charts as number 2 for Dixieland and 3 for Swing and the next week both were number 1. The song is getting a large number of hits. The song was inspired by my friend Tom Petty (Yes, THE Tom Petty) and Tom had a listen and liked it. His comment is recorded below in my Comments section.