Alex de Grassi

Alex de Grassi has been a unique voice in the world of acoustic guitar for over four decades; his innovative approach to composing and arranging for solo steel-string guitar has influenced a generation of younger players. From his first solo performances in coffeehouses and as a street musician in London to his engagements at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Montreux Jazz Festival, Alex has followed his own vision and helped lay the foundation for contemporary fingerstyle guitar. Using a broad palette of techniques and timbre in conjunction with his ability to weave together melody, counter-melody, bass, harmony, and rhythm into a highly orchestrated canvas of sound, Alex’s performances take the listener well beyond the instrument. The Wall Street Journal has called his playing “flawless” and Billboard hails his “intricate finger-picking technique with an uncanny gift for melodic invention.” His Windham Hill recordings, @Turning:Turning Back (1978), @Slow Circle (1979) and @Southern Exposure (1984), and his GRAMMY® nominated Tropo Records recording @The Water Garden (1998) are considered classics of the genre. In addition to his solo guitar recordings, he has collaborated with with Chilean musician Quique Cruz on @Tatamonk (2000), with bassist Michael Manring and percussionist Chris Garcia on @Demania (2006) His most recent recording, @The Bridge (2020) is a return to the solo guitar format.