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alex de grassi
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Alex de Grassi: Born in Yokosuka, Japan but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Grandfather was first violinist with the San Francisco Symphony.
Learned to play trumpet but at age 13, discovered the guitar and hasn't looked back.
Has a degree in Economic Geography from University of California at Berkeley.
Taught himself the guitar though has studied with noted teacher Bill Thrasher and jazz piano with Mark Levine and composition with William Mathieu.
First recording was Turning: Turning Back in 1978 on Windham Hill Records. Other recordings followed - see recordings page for a complete list.
Has played at such notable venues as the Montreux Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Belfast International Festival, Telluride, and Wolftrap.
Has taught at the National Summer Guitar Workshop, the Milwaukee Conservatory of Music, and the Omega Institute - and his own workshop series.
Alex is the subject of a PBS concert/interview television show, Alex de Grassi: The Artist's Profile.
Grammy Award nominee and Indie Award nominee for The Water Garden.
Collaborates with Chilean multi-instrumentalist Quique Cruz in the band Tatamonk and with experimental guitarist g.e. stinson.
Grandfather was first violinist with the San Francisco Symphony.
Learned to play trumpet but at age 13, discovered the guitar and hasn't looked back.
Has a degree in Economic Geography from University of California at Berkeley.
Taught himself the guitar though has studied with noted teacher Bill Thrasher and jazz piano with Mark Levine and composition with William Mathieu.
First recording was Turning: Turning Back in 1978 on Windham Hill Records. Other recordings followed - see recordings page for a complete list.
Has played at such notable venues as the Montreux Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Belfast International Festival, Telluride, and Wolftrap.
Has taught at the National Summer Guitar Workshop, the Milwaukee Conservatory of Music, and the Omega Institute - and his own workshop series.
Alex is the subject of a PBS concert/interview television show, Alex de Grassi: The Artist's Profile.
Grammy Award nominee and Indie Award nominee for The Water Garden.
Collaborates with Chilean multi-instrumentalist Quique Cruz in the band Tatamonk and with experimental guitarist g.e. stinson.
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Self taught from childhood, initially through listening to the family record collection, McManus abandoned academia in his twenties to pursue music full time. The session scene in Glasgow and Edinburgh provided the springboard for gigs around Scotland and a studio set for BBC Radio, frequently rebroadcast, began to spread the word.
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