Hilliard Greene studied at the Berklee College of Music[1] in Boston and at the University of Northern Iowa.

For Cecil Taylor he served as concertmaster for the ensemble Phtongos and played in the trio with pianist Don Pullen.

Under his own name, Hill worked with his ensemble, The Jazz Expressions, with whom he recorded three albums; He also played in a quartet with Steve Swell, Gebhard Ullmann, and Barry Altschul.

[2] He has also appeared on recordings by Dave Douglas (Sanctuary, 1997), Klaus Kugel, Perry Robinson, Charles Gayle (Repent, 1997) and Patrick Brennan.

[3] As leader With Billy Bang With Marc Edwards (drummer) With The Jazz Expressions With Jemeel Moondoc With Ullmann/Swell 4 with Barry Altschul With William Hooker