Ricardo Grilli
contemporary jazz post-bop
Influences: Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield
Ricardo Grilli is a New York-based guitarist whose modern, nuanced compositions and lyrical electric playing draw on post-bop and contemporary jazz traditions. His albums "If On A Winter's Night A Traveler" (2013) and "1954" (2016), the latter featuring Aaron Parks, Joe Martin and Eric Harland, showcase his original writing across nine tunes. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he earned a Berklee guitar performance degree summa cum laude before completing a Masters in Jazz Studies at NYU.
Personnel:
Ricardo Grilli (guitar)
Aaron Parks (piano)
Joe Martin (bass)
Eric Harland (drums)