About Greg Cook…

Greg Cook an Australian guitarist based in Adelaide, has been a professional guitarist for more than 20 years and he has pursued a diverse range of styles, as he is interested in keeping his musical explorations fresh and vibrant.  As a ‘fingerstyle’ Classical guitarist, Greg explored music from the Classical, Baroque, Romantic and the Renaissance periods in his initial foray in music. Following this exploration into the traditional repertoire of the Classical guitarist, Greg expanded his exploration to include other styles of music including Jazz, Blues, Latin and Spanish music.

Exploring these styles exposed him to improvisation techniques which have since become integral to Greg’s guitar playing.  In fact, he is a strong advocate and practitioner at the forefront of the re-introduction of improvisation as an essential mode of musical expression for the Classical fingerstyle guitarist.  Song accompaniment has also become Greg’s interest through his Blues exploration.  In recent years, Greg’s music has been influenced by Indian and Oriental music styles as well, as a result of living and undertaking extensive travel in China and India. These recent explorations have further enriched and expanded his musical horizons.

Greg believes that the Classical fingerstyle guitar technique is a versatile playing technique that can easily be employed to play repertoire and improvise  in a variety of styles and opens up a world of music to the guitarist.