Greg Lloyd

Original Instrumental Improvised music

In a sea of piano trios piano/bass and drums, this trio is unlike any other to date creating a wave of its own, a jazz tsunami as it add percussion to the traditional piano trio format.

Led by Greg Lloyd is an Australian/Irish professional self-employed jazz pianist based in Dublin, Ireland. 

The band focus on creating its own original instrumental content. They do this by drilling into a number of traditional and contemporary genres jazz, funk, rock, classical, Cuban, Latin/Bossa, but what makes this band stand out is the focusing on fusing North African music with improvisation and jazz elements which has never been done. Exploring to create new sounds and soundscape.

This is unorthodox composition satisfying and exploring all musical palettes, creating a new delicious infectious new sound.

Greg is now booking for jazz festivals and is seeking representation abroad - Booking Agent | Manager | Record Label | Reviews

Greg's original compositions combine elements plus interweave melodies influenced by his experience in Algeria working on the film 'El Gusto', an award-winning film about the lost 'Chaabi' music of Northern Africa where Greg worked with Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz) as co-producer of the album 'Abel Hadi Halo & the El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers’, released on the Honest Jon’s record label. Plus composed, arranged, co musically directed and orchestrated the lost music of the Algerian cashbar in Algiers for the film “El Gusto” which re-united the long-lost 46 Jewish and Muslum torn apart by the war of Algeria. Music bought them together and the war torn them apart.

Greg has just finished recording his eagerly awaited second album - ‘Early Train’ - comprising 10 new original tracks which will be launched later in 2025

The first NEW SINGLE “5th Floor Up” is OUT NOW and was released a few weeks ago 22/3/25 (see Below) with a music video on the 16/4/25.

The first single release “5th Floor Up” released 22/3/25

Second single, “Petrichor” 22/4/25

Sneak PEAK

The following singles below have not been released yet, so there is only a minute or so of each so you can hear what is to come.

Third single launch “Soft Landing” 22/5/25

Fourth single launch “Bamboozled” 22/6/25

Fifth single launch “A Moment Ago” 22/7/25

Sixth single launch, “Old for the New” 22/8/ 25

Full Album launch “Early Train” All the full versions of tracks above plus 4 more new tracks

Single “Early Train” & Album (CD/Vinyl) launch/gig 22/10/25 - Video to come with launch + Full concert will be professionally recorded.

These songs above are from the soon-to-be released 2nd album “Early Train” they will give you a 'taste' of what is to come with the new music and show off the diversity this band brings to the world of improvised music.

MUSICIANS:

Greg Lloyd, Piano/Rhodes (Australia/Ireland)
Kevin Brady, Drums (Ireland) 
Dave Redmond, Upright/Electric bass (Ireland)
Eddie Mc Ginn, Percussion (Ireland) 

Engineer & Mixing by Conor Brady - Camden Recording Studios - Dublin - Ireland.

Mastered by Christoph Stickel - CS Mastering - Austria.

LONG WAY HOME - DEBUT CD - 2013

The debut CD from the Greg Lloyd Group (GLG) - 'Long Way Home' - has received rave reviews and repeated radio play in Ireland, Japan and Australia. All the influences along Greg's journey blend together in this album to form an instrumental cocktail of original material drawing on Algerian North African Chaabi, Cuban Rhythms, Funk, Blues and Jazz. The CD is distributed by Disk Union Japan and one of the tracks was chosen for the Japanese compilation - Jazz Bar 2013 - compiled by the renowned Yasukuni Terashima. 

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING:

“ Imaginative changes… impressive quality...” - John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald. 

“ There is a rare quality about the music” - Takashi Yamamoto, Japan Disk Union.

“..a ruminative, mellow texture reminiscent of the Tord Gustavsen Trio” - Paddy Kehoe, RTE Ten.

“...one of the outstanding Irish Jazz LPs of recent years” - Ed Power, Irish Independent.

“...piano solos are imaginative and richly varied” - Grainne Farren, Irish Independent.

“An astonishing jazz pianist” - Tom Cahill, Totally Dublin.

WHO IS GREG LLOYD?

Greg is a sort after pianist/composer/producer/arranger/educator from Sydney, Australia. Dublin has been Greg’s base for the last 20 years, interspersed with a few years living in Paris. During this time, Greg has collaborated with numerous musicians in Ireland and abroad. 

Greg had the wonderful opportunity of spending a year in Algiers arranging, orchestrating and rehearsing music for the film and tour of 'El Gusto', including writing original compositions included in the film.  'El Gusto' is an Algerian 'Buena Vista Social Club' which has achieved worldwide acclaim. The film tells the story of the Algerian Jewish and Muslim Chaabi musicians before and after the war of independence in 1964, culminating with live performances at the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Barbican (UK) and Bercy (Paris). Greg has also worked with the producers of Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti and Rachid Taha in France for the film's soundtrack released on Renmark Music.

Greg also rehearsed the orchestra in preparation for the recording of 'Abel Hadi Halo & the El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers', an album which he co-produced with Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), released on the ‘Honest Jon’s’ label.

Greg is proud to have played a part in reuniting the musicians of the El Gusto Orchestra and in the rediscovery of 'Chaabi' music, which had been underground since the Algerian war.  

In 2015 Greg toured throughout Australia and played over 50 performances.

WHERE IS GREG BASED?

Greg is currently based in Dublin, Ireland and moves between Sydney, Paris and Ireland performing with his music collaborating with fellow artists with his own and their projects and as a soloist.

FUTURE PLANS

Greg is currently in the process of releasing a new second album, “Early Train” and is looking to bring this new music to as many festivals abroad as possible to reach bigger audiences.

Greg is looking for international representation (outside of Ireland) in the form of a booking agent/ manager/record label to assist him in bringing his music to the next level.

CONTACT GREG LLOYD:

Greg is attending the Jazzahead Conference on Thursday 24th, Friday 25th and Saturday 26th April 2025 as a professional participant and would be very happy to meet up for a chat about any opportunities. 

Please do get in touch if you feel you can help Greg and organize a time to meet to chat about any possibilities:

Email Greg:     greg@greglloydmusic.com
Call Greg:    + 353 (0) 87 41 57 558.

In the meantime, please take a look around my website to listen to new and old music, watch videos, socials and read full reviews about Greg.

Greg looks forward to meeting you.