TREEOMETREE
A brand-new trio, Treeomitree features Hill Green on bass and Jeremy Carlstedt on drums. Please see the bios for these amazing musicians and check out the brief videos to get the vibe. It’s a whole new sound and we will soon be recording it. We’re busy in NYC right now and a European tour is scheduled for February 2025. Consult the calendar for our next hit.
Hilliard Greene
Hilliard Greene has been studying music for more than 30 years and has been playing professionally over twenty. His emphasis is in classical, jazz, rock, blues, R&B, Tango as well as the music of other continents and US regions, and solo performances.
Greene studied at the University of Northern Iowa and at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has been teaching private students and classes for over 25 years. He is currently a faculty member at the Collective in New York City. He is a 2020 recipient of the Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO Award (Bronx Recognizes Its Own).
He performs widely in the New York City area: recitals, nightclubs, concert halls (including Carnegie Hall), recording studios, radio and television. Also performs in major cities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe east and west, Asia, the West Indies, and South America.
Greene performed and recorded with Jimmy Scott for 20+ years, serving as his Musical Director from 1995 to 2013. Greene was also Cecil Taylor’s Concert Master for his group “Phtongos”. He was in residence at Minton’s a.k.a. legendary Minton’s Playhouse as the house bassist.
Greene works / worked with Rashied Ali, Barry Altschul, Lucian Ban, Billy Bang, Kenny Barron, David Berger, Karl Berger, Cindy Blackman-Santana, T.K. Blue, Karen Borca, Dougie Bowen, Joanne Brackeen, Oscar Brown Jr., Uri Caine, Roy Campbell, Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Skin, Daniel Carter, James Carter, Carla Cook, Akua Dixon, Dave Douglas, John Esposito, Queen Esther, Bobby Few, Erik Friedlander, Camille Gainer, Eddie Gale, Charles Gayle, Eddie Gladden, Electric Symphony, Alex Harding, George Haslam, Jon Hendricks, John Hicks, Jason Kao Hwang, The Inkspots, Yoron Israel, Vijay Iyer, Klaus Kugel, Leroy Jenkins, Howard Johnson, Frank Lacy, Frank London, Gloria Lynne, Michael Marcus, Sabir Mateen, Jason Moran, Steve Nelson, Bern Nix, Greg Osby, Jimmy Ponder, Don Pullen, Lenore Raphael, Matana Roberts, Perry Robinson, Josh Roseman, Vanessa Rubin, Nipsy Russell, Matthew Ship, Warren Smith, Steve Swell, Grady Tate, Jacky Terrasson, Gebhard Ullman, Marlene VerPlanck, Village Vanguard Orchestra, Petras Vysniauskas, Jack Walrath, Bobby Watson, Mars Williams…
Hilliard Greene has recently formed The In&Out Band, a trio using jazz standards as a vehicle for free improvisation. Also, he is co-leader of the classical crossover ensemble ZigZag Quartet with a co-produced self-titled ZigZag Quartet CD. He produced three CD’s with his own ensemble The Jazz Expressions, a solo bass CD entitled “Alone”, and a recording featuring Negro Spirituals related to the Underground Railroad called Spirituals released through Unseen Rain.
Jeremy Carlstedt
Jeremy Carlstedt has established himself over the past twenty five years as one of the most innovative and unique drummers in New York and appears on ten records as a leader and on over twenty-five records as a sideman. He has toured across North America, Europe, and Africa, playing some of the most high-profile music festivals including Newport Jazz Festival, VisionFestival, Cape Town Jazz Festival, and concerts at Lincoln Center. Having begun playing drums at the age of eight, Carlstedt later attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the New School but received his most profound training as the protégé of legendary jazz drummer, Chico Hamilton, appearing on 10 records by the latter maestro. Hamilton declared, “Jeremy will become one of the giants in the music world.” Having grown up playing along to Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, and observing numerous gigs by drummer Denis Charles, Carlstedt’s path as a drummer and percussionist has fostered him to develop a unique approach to his instrument that blends jazz and rock. His solo records, When I Wake Up (2012), Stars Are Far (2015), and Sound Escapes (2020) established his unique sound. Carlstedt is also a cutting-edge composer and improviser much sought after in New York and beyond, having played with Hamilton, Vincent Chancey, Brian Settles, Ursula Rucker, Tim Motzer, Anders Nilsson, Neil Podgurski, K. J. Holmes (LIP-Love Is Power), Rick Parker, and numerous others