Tim Mangan, Los Angeles Times

The Beginning of Anarchy
"[. . .] "The Beginning of Anarchy" by guitarist Gregg Wager proved all background, very much like the rhythm guitarist of a garage band practicing his licks alone. At the end a lead emerged, sounding like an Indian raga interpreted by Chuck Berry."
John Henken, Los Angeles Times

Adjacent Lines and Equal Parts
"Gregg Wager's Adjacent Lines and Equal Parts for solo piano starts with a single pitch struck repeatedly to explore the overtones that ring out, and proceeds through music that nods fleetingly at composer/keyboard wizards Frederic Rzewski and Terry Riley before rushing on to find its own very individual voice [. . .] It is an important first album for this young composer and pianist."
Joan La Barbara, Musical America/High Fidelity

"An odd combination of repeating fragments, continuously developed a la Lubomyr Melnyk, with a gritty jazz inflection, reminiscent of Jarrett's more rhythmic flights."
John Schaefer, New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music

"[. . .] probably best described as in the Philip Glass/Terry Riley school of composition. And it's a beautiful piece. If you enjoy this type of music, you'll want the album [. . .] You can listen to it on an intellectual level, in which case it is an interesting addition to the contemporary music scene, or sit back and find it very soothing emotionally."
Steve Hecox, Option Magazine

"Mix disparate parts of Philip Glass & Scot Joplin and some phraseology a la Eno; perhaps we are listening to GREGG WAGER'S 'Adjacent Lines and Equal Parts.' [. . .] Wager has produced an invigorating ambient hybrid . . ."
Bill Asp, Duckberg Times

"This is an intriguing album. The recording consists entirely of piano, but it’s not at all boring. The playing is in a somewhat (fast paced) minimalist/jazz style, and at times recalls Banco’s Di Terra."
Aeon Music Catalogue

Afterlife
"Throughout the website I appreciated the brief composer statements regarding expressive intent, materials used, and the correlation between the composer's process and sentiment. Gregg Wager's Afterlife uses an overall 3-against-4 polyrhythm to denote the clash of two at-odds cultures."
Eric Hause, American Book Review

Liner Notes for "Voyage," a pipe organ recording by Jean-Baptiste Monnot
"The technically well-crafted liner notes have been written by the American composer-musicologist, Gregg Wager, accompanied by abundant illustrations."
Adrian Quanjer, NativeDSD

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