GearFest 2018 Interview with Greg Phillinganes

From work with Stevie Wonder while still in his teens to tours and recordings with Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, and Toto, Phillinganes’ massive discography reads like a who’s who of pop music, encompassing four decades. From jazz piano parts to levitating synth leads, Phillinganes can and does cover it all. By some metrics, he’s the most prolific and hired “sideman” (in his case, the term seems absurdly diminutive) ever. Between the gigs he gets and his superhuman chops and photographic musical memory, he’s truly the keyboard player we all aspire to be.