Editing Greg Howe (section)

==Recording career==
===Solo===
After leaving high school and playing the [[nightclub|club]] circuit around the [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Pennsylvania]] areas with his brother Albert Howe (a singer) for most of the 1980s, Greg Howe officially began his solo career after sending a [[demo (music)|demo tape]] to [[Shrapnel Records]] in 1987, upon which he was immediately signed by founder [[Mike Varney]].<ref name=guitarworld2012>Wood, James (2012-07-30). [http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-guitarist-greg-howe-discusses-new-vocal-project-maragold-and-reflects-1988-debut-album "Interview: Guitarist Greg Howe Discusses New Vocal Project, Maragold, and Reflects on 1988 Debut Album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017033325/http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-guitarist-greg-howe-discusses-new-vocal-project-maragold-and-reflects-1988-debut-album |date=October 17, 2017 }}. ''[[Guitar World]]''. [[NewBay Media]]. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> His self-titled debut album, ''[[Greg Howe (album)|Greg Howe]]'', was released in 1988 during the popular [[shred guitar|shred]] era, and went on to become his highest-selling album;<ref name=malusardi /> a 2009 article in ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine ranked it tenth in the all-time top ten list of shred albums.<ref>''Guitar World'' Staff (2009-07-09). [http://www.guitarworld.com/top_10_shred_albums "Top 10 Shred Albums of All Time"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528005153/http://www.guitarworld.com/top_10_shred_albums |date=May 28, 2011 }}. ''[[Guitar World]]''. [[NewBay Media]]. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref>

The following year, he joined with Albert to form a [[Van Halen]]-inspired [[hard rock]] group named Howe II.<ref name=allmusic>Hinds, Andy. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/howe-2-high-gear-mw0000201697 "Howe 2: High Gear - Greg Howe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323071007/http://www.allmusic.com/album/howe-2-high-gear-mw0000201697 |date=March 23, 2015 }}. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved 2014-12-24.</ref><ref>Hinds, Andy. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/now-hear-this-mw0000271453 "Now Hear This - Greg Howe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907020909/http://www.allmusic.com/album/now-hear-this-mw0000271453 |date=September 7, 2015 }}. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved 2014-12-24.</ref> Through Shrapnel, they released two studio albums: ''[[High Gear (Howe II album)|High Gear]]'' (1989) and ''[[Now Hear This (Howe II album)|Now Hear This]]'' (1991).<ref>Hinds, Andy. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/greg-howe-mn0000195552 "Greg Howe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004234903/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/greg-howe-mn0000195552 |date=October 4, 2012 }}. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[Rovi Corporation]]. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> His second solo album, ''[[Introspection (Greg Howe album)|Introspection]]'', was released in 1993. At this point his style had changed radically from the straightforward [[instrumental rock]] of both his debut and the Howe II albums, to a more [[jazz fusion]]-laden approach<ref name=edwards>Edwards, Owen (2006-08-29). [http://www.alloutguitar.com/interviews/greg-howe-interview-fusion-maestro "Greg Howe Interview - Fusion Maestro"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413160619/http://www.alloutguitar.com/interviews/greg-howe-interview-fusion-maestro |date=April 13, 2015 }}. All Out Guitar. Retrieved 2015-09-09.</ref><ref>Hinds, Andy. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/introspection-mw0000627503 "Introspection - Greg Howe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323074913/http://www.allmusic.com/album/introspection-mw0000627503 |date=March 23, 2015 }}. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved 2014-12-24.</ref> which remains unique and identifiable to this day; some of his signature traits being fast left-hand [[legato]] passages (having been influenced greatly by jazz fusion guitarist [[Allan Holdsworth]]),<ref>Burk, Greg (2008-07-10). [http://www.metaljazz.com/2008/07/record_review_and_artist_inter.php "Record review and artist interview: Greg Howe."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628153849/https://www.metaljazz.com/2008/07/record_review_and_artist_inter.php |date=June 28, 2021 }}. MetalJazz. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> and the frequent use of [[tapping]] and odd [[time signature]]s. One particularly noteworthy aspect of Howe's legato technique is the "[[hammer-on]] from nowhere", in which a note is hammered-on to a different string without first being [[guitar picking|picked]].<ref>Howe, Greg (2009-09-18). [http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Hammer_ons_from_Nowhere "Hammer-ons from Nowhere"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228100126/http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Hammer_ons_from_Nowhere |date=February 28, 2014 }}. ''[[Premier Guitar]]''. Retrieved 2014-02-28.</ref>

A trio of albums spanning the middle part of the decade – ''[[Uncertain Terms]]'' (1994), ''[[Parallax (Greg Howe album)|Parallax]]'' (1995) and ''[[Five (Greg Howe album)|Five]]'' (1996) – were all a consistent evolution of the sound he had adopted on ''Introspection''. During this time he collaborated twice with guitarist [[Richie Kotzen]] for the albums ''[[Tilt (Greg Howe and Richie Kotzen album)|Tilt]]'' and ''[[Project (album)|Project]]'' in 1995 and 1997, respectively.<ref name=malusardi /> He then briefly dabbled with a [[heavy metal music|heavier]], [[neo-classical metal]] style for his 1999 release, ''Ascend'', which featured keyboardist [[Vitalij Kuprij]]. Howe has since spoken of his dissatisfaction for that project, as well as an earlier collaboration on Kuprij's own album, ''High Definition'' (1997).<ref name=malusardi />

After switching labels to Shrapnel's jazz-oriented counterpart, [[Tone Center Records]], he returned to his familiar style with ''[[Hyperacuity (album)|Hyperacuity]]'' (2000), which still stands as some of his most prominent experimentation with jazz fusion. After a highly troubled recording process for ''[[Extraction (album)|Extraction]]'' (2003) – a collaboration with drummer [[Dennis Chambers]] and bassist [[Victor Wooten]]<ref>[[Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal|Thal, Ron]] (2004-04-29). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610032136/http://www.guitaristheaven.com/inthowe_by_bumblefoot.htm "interview with greg howe"]. Guitarist Heaven. Archived from [http://www.guitaristheaven.com/inthowe_by_bumblefoot.htm the original] on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref><ref>Chopik, Ivan (2006-02-27). [http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/greg-howe-interview/ "Greg Howe Interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205123/http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/greg-howe-interview/ |date=October 29, 2013 }}. Guitar Messenger. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> – he took an extended hiatus from recording solo material until the release of his eighth studio album, ''[[Sound Proof (album)|Sound Proof]]'', in 2008. It would be another nine years until Howe's next solo release, ''Wheelhouse'', in 2017, which has been described as his "most personal work to date" and marks his return to solo instrumental work.<ref>Wood, James (2017-08-08). [http://www.guitarworld.com/interviews/greg-howe-goes-back-his-roots-blistering-new-album/31556 "Greg Howe Goes Back to His Roots for Blistering New Album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824014219/http://www.guitarworld.com/interviews/greg-howe-goes-back-his-roots-blistering-new-album/31556 |date=August 24, 2017 }}. ''[[Guitar World]]''. [[NewBay Media]]. Retrieved 2017-08-23.</ref> For one track of the album, "Shady Lane", Richie Kotzen provided vocals.<ref name=forguitar2017sep>Sands, David (2017-09-01). [http://forguitarplayersonly.com/interviews-features/greg-howe-interview/ "Greg Howe Interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090209/http://forguitarplayersonly.com/interviews-features/greg-howe-interview/ |date=February 18, 2018 }}. Retrieved 2018-02-17.</ref>

In a 2015 article by ''Guitar World'', Howe was ranked tenth in the "Top 10 Pick Squealers of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Guitar World Staff|date=2015-06-01|title=Top 10 Pick Squealers of All Time|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/top-10-pick-squealers-all-time|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723022525/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/top-10-pick-squealers-all-time|archive-date=2019-07-23|access-date=Feb 21, 2022|website=Guitar World}}</ref> In December 2019, ''Guitar World'' ranked Howe's "Wheelhouse" album #6 in "The 20 best guitar albums of the decade".<ref>''Guitar World'' Staff (2019-12-19). [https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-20-best-guitar-albums-of-the-decade "The 20 best guitar albums of the decade"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302014418/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-20-best-guitar-albums-of-the-decade |date=March 2, 2022 }}. ''[[Guitar World]]''. [[NewBay Media]]. Retrieved 2019-12-23.</ref>

===Maragold===
In 2012 it was announced that Howe would play in a new band named Maragold,<ref name=guitarworld2012 /><ref>Jordan, Oscar (2011-08-26). [http://www.guitar-muse.com/interview-with-greg-howe-3003 "Interview With Greg Howe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204310/http://www.guitar-muse.com/interview-with-greg-howe-3003 |date=October 29, 2013 }}. Guitar Muse. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> which would include drummer Gianluca Palmieri (who previously played on ''Sound Proof''), bassist Kevin Vecchione (from ''Five''), and singer Meghan Krauss. A promotional video was uploaded to [[YouTube]] on October 6, 2012,<ref>[http://www.greghowe.com/news.php#news144 "Greg Announces New Band - 'Maragold'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830055109/http://www.greghowe.com/news.php |date=August 30, 2009 }}. greghowe.com. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> and the band's self-titled album was released on April 23, 2013.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maragold-releases-debut-rock-album-featuring-singer-meghan-krauss-and-guitarist-greg-howe-204259631.html "Maragold releases debut rock album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511134448/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maragold-releases-debut-rock-album-featuring-singer-meghan-krauss-and-guitarist-greg-howe-204259631.html |date=May 11, 2013 }}. prnewsire.com. 2013-05-12.</ref> They would also release three official music videos via YouTube.<ref>Nugraha, Dewa (February 2014). [http://www.rock-expert.com/maragold-premiering-lullaby-music-video "Maragold Premiering 'Lullaby' Music Video"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223202138/http://www.rock-expert.com/maragold-premiering-lullaby-music-video/ |date=February 23, 2014 }}. Rock Expert. Retrieved 2014-02-23.</ref> In a 2016 interview, Howe said that the band was no longer active.<ref>Rohman, Ashiqur (2016-08-25). [http://anylouder.com/interviews/international-interviews/skype-chat-guitar-legend-greg-howe.html "A Candid Chat with Guitar Legend Greg Howe !!!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413073418/http://anylouder.com/interviews/international-interviews/skype-chat-guitar-legend-greg-howe.html |date=April 13, 2017 }}. Any Louder. Retrieved 2017-04-12.</ref>