The late 70s saw him working as a versatile and in-demand bassist in Hamburg before switching to saxophone. After a year of self-imposed exile he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston USA, returning to London in 1983 where he started working with bands such as Grand Union, Loose Tubes, and quartets/quintets under his own direction.
In the mid 80s he briefly took up residence in the Canary Islands where he developed a strong affinity for Brazilian and Latin music that has pervaded his subsequent work. Back in London he worked with El Sonido de Londres, Sambatucada, Roberto Pla, touring with Cuban exiles Alfredo Rodriguez, Patato Valdes and Bebo Valdez.
He continued to lead his own bands in London until the mid 90s when he moved to Malaysia and was one of the founders of the fusion band Face First who recorded their debut album in 1996, produced by Eric Marienthal and distributed internationally by Universal.
He began his teaching activities in 1995 at the International College of Music in Kuala Lumpur, where he began to nurture a new generation of composer/improvisers. He now teaches mainly privately but continues to perform and teach in masterclasses around the world. His strengths are in his ear-training approach to building an improviser's vocabulary, and a melodic approach to jazz harmony and writing.
In his years in South East Asia, he has written for and led bands ranging in size from trios to 19-piece big bands. He has recorded a well-received CD "Island To Island" with his quintet, and is in the process of completing a CD featuring his 9-piece ensemble. His regular collaborators in the region include drummer Lewis Pragasam, percussionist Steve Thornton, pianists Michael Veerapen, Mac Chew, Mei Sheum and Michael Stanton, bassists Christy Smith and Andy Peterson, singer Angelita Li, and guitarist Eugene Pao. Others that he occasionally brings into the mix include Finnish pianist Jarmo Savolainen, British trumpeter Damon Brown, and US guitarist Randy Bernsen.
Others with whom he has performed include: Toninho Horta, Billy Cobham, Eric Marienthal, Phil Manzanera, Radio Futura, Siti Nurhaliza, Lee Hom, Sheila Majid, Terumasa Hino.
On tenor, Greg has been using 2 Selmer Mk 6s for most of his career until very recently when he switched to a P.Mauriat. He still uses a Mk 6 alto, and for soprano and baritone uses Yanagisawa*.
His mouthpieces are made by Edward Pillinger of London. The tenor is a New York model - about 7*, the soprano is a Soloist model - also around 7*. Both of these are in ebonite. The baritone piece is a custom built one in a ebonite/brass hybrid material, also around 7. The alto piece is a Meyer 8.
For microphones he uses an AKG Solid Tube mic for recording, and live tends to use a clip-on AKG C419.