Lloyd Gregory
Bay Area Guitarist


Band Description
Lloyd Gregory, a popular entertainer on the San Francisco/Bay Area music scene for several decades, has an instrumental sound that may be the epitome of smooth, but it also contains subtle elements of classic soul music due to his early career as an R&B performer, especially the years he spent touring extensively while serving as the musical director for The Ballads, Natural Four and Jesse James, and performing on their albums.

When you think of that certain style of classic jazz guitar that is smooth, soulful, melodic, flowing and immediately likeable, you think of names like Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Earl Klugh and Larry Carlton. Lloyd Gregory has taken his place on that list of illustrious jazz guitarists. On his fourth album, Free Fallin, Lloyd Gregory tips his hat to those who influenced him while carving out his own distinctive style that also includes hints of his R&B roots.

Winner of several Bay Area Top Star Awards and the Bay Area Blues Society Jazz Artist of the Year, Lloyd Gregory entertains audiences with his wealth of Jazz, blues, popular favorites and standards.