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British saxophonist and composer who began his career in London in the 1980s performing with bands like Grand Union, Roberto Pla's Latin Jazz Ensemble, Sambatucada, the London School of Samba, occasionally with the 21-piece phenomenon Loose Tubes, and led various bands - in particular a quartet with Huw Warren, Dudley Phillips and Bosco De Oliveira which gained something of a cult following in Europe and recorded a couple of programs for the BBC.Unable to contain his wanderlust, he has spent a significant amount of time in different parts of the world including Spain, USA, Islas Canarias, Germany, Malaysia and recently Singapore. This has imbued his music with a vast vocabulary of flavours that range from the Afro-Cuban to the Balinese.He spent some time as a full-time lecturer at the International College of Music in Kuala Lumpur, and has taught at various other institutions such as Mahidol University, Bangkok; National University of Singapore and La Salle College of the Arts in Singapore.Those currently involved in his recordings and performances include drummers Lewis Pragasam (Malaysia), Nic France (UK), bassists Dudley Phillips (UK), Christy Smith (USA) and Andy Peterson (Malaysia), pianists Jarmo Savolainen, (Finland), Mei Sheum (Singapore), Michael Veerapen, Mac Chew (Malaysia) and Michael Stanton (USA), percussionist Steve Thornton (USA), guitarists Randy Bernsen(USA) and Eugene Pao (Hong Kong), singer Angelita Li (Hong Kong), and British trumpeter Damon Brown.He has played and recorded with many other great musicians. These include artists such as: Toninho Horta, Billy Cobham, Phil Perry, Terumasa Hino, Jeremy Monteiro, Asiabeat, Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers, John Etheridge, Phil Manzanera, Nana Vasconcelos, Radio Futura, Sheila Majid, Lee Hom and Siti Nurhaliza.

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Member Since: 2/28/2007
Band Website: greglyons.net
Band Members: Island to Island: Mei Sheum - piano/synth Christy Smith - bass Lewis Pragasam - drums Steve Thornton - percussion
.. The Greg Lyons Monster Trio - Chok Kerong - organ, Darren Moore -drums
Influences: Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, John Coltrane, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Brecker, George Garzone, Joe Henderson, Eddie Harris, Wayne Shorter, Egberto Gimonti, Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Hendrix, Jan Garbarek, Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, Charles Lloyd, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Little Feat, Steely Dan, Brecker Brothers, Bob Berg, Clare Fischer, Russell Ferrante, Batacumbele, Son 14, NG La Banda, Joao Bosco, Chico Buarque, Maria Schneider, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Loose Tubes, Django Bates, John Scofield, Trilok Gurtu, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Claude Debussy, Charlie Parker, David Bowie, Paul Hindemith, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Ornette Coleman, The Meters, Bela Fleck, War, Allman Brothers, Yellowjackets, Deep Purple, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Led Zeppelin, Bob Mintzer, Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana, Elis Regina, Tom Jobim, Roberto Pla, Joao Bosco De Oliveira, Huw Warren, Dudley Phillips, Chucho Valdes, Michel Petrucciani, Josef Zawinul, Ramsey Lewis, Average White Band, Charlie Haden, Frank Zappa, Santana, Steve Winwood, Tony Haynes, Lewis Pragasam, Stanley Turrentine, Chris Potter, Rolling Stones, Shirley Horn, Joni Mitchell, John McLaughlin, Jimmy Smith, Brad Mehldau, James Brown, Tower of Power, Kenny Garrett, Earth Wind and Fire, Billy Cobham, Thelonious Monk, Steve Coleman, Joe Lovano
Sounds Like: Buy the CD from www.cdbaby.com/cd/greglyons ------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Buy Mp3s from http://payplay.fm/greglyons ------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Greg plays Paul Mauriat saxophones www.pmauriatmusic.comOmniform Live at Blu Jaz Cafe, Singapore
Record Label: Overtone
Type of Label: Indie

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People Power

The Internet has changed my life.Back in "the day" - I'm talking about the late 70s/ early 80s - in our innocence we presumed that we chosen ones would only have to hang in there for a short while to ...
Posted by Greg Lyons on Tue, 06 May 2008 08:07:00 PST

Mantra

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.We ask ourselves:Who am I to be brillian...
Posted by Greg Lyons on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:55:00 PST