Career
Howard played saxophone and keyboards in area bands before switching to Stick in 1985. An early recording with guitarist Tim Reynolds was released on cassette in 1987 as Sticks and Stones. Howard played with the Dave Matthews Band on two albums (Remember Two Things, 1993, and Before These Crowded Streets, 1998) and has performed with the band in concert.
He also collaborated with Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore on various projects.
In 2000, the Greg Howard Band (with Dutch musicians January van Olffen, January Wolfkamp, and Hubert Heeringa) released an album, Lift. Howard performs and leads Chapman Stick seminars in North America and Europe.
He has also written two method books: The Stick Book, Volume One, 1997, and The Greg Howard Songbook, 2009, as well as an instructional Digital Video Disc for the Stick, "Basic Free Hands Technique" Digital Video Disc, released in 2011. Chapman Stick
Rosewood 10-string (1995)
Standard Southeast Stickup
Baritone Melody/Standard Bass tuning
Paduak 12-string (2000)
"The Block" pickup
Matched Reciprocal tuning
Rack
Lexicon MPX-G2 (Stick melody)
Rane SP-13 (pre-amp melody, mix all)
TC Electronic Fireworx (Stick bass)
Boss VF-1/Boss Southeast-70 (bass/melody)
SWR Master of Science-400 (preamp bass, power all)
Pedals
double switch for Fireworx
volume pedal for bass side (Fireworx)
Lexicon MPX-R1
Shape Shifter(TM) (MIDI pressure pad)
Boss Football Club-50 MIDI control for Southeast-70
two on/off switches for Southeast-70
volume pedal for melody side (Southeast-70)
expression pedal for Fireworx
The Stick Book, Volume I.
