For many guitarists, landing a gig with bluegrass mandolinist David Grisman’s groundbreaking bluegrass/jazz quintet would be the culmination of a career in music. But for Grant Gordy, it was more of a beginning, an apprenticeship in combining bluegrass and jazz that served as a launchpad for his own music. The New York City–based guitarist and educator has emerged as a major voice on the American acoustic music scene and become one of the most highly regarded young instrumentalists of his generation, performing in various capacities all over North America, Europe, and even India. His music has been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts and he's received attention from numerous international music periodicals including Jazz Guitar Today and Acoustic Guitar, both of which featured Gordy as the cover story for their respective March/April 2023 issues.

In addition to freelancing as a soloist and collaborator in New York City as an acoustic guitarist, as well as on electric guitar in the city’s thriving jazz scene, Grant’s current bands include Mr Sun, a collaborative acoustic supergroup with Darol Anger (violin), Joe K. Walsh (mandolin) and Aidan O’Donnell (bass); a duo with guitarist Ross Martin (their debut, Year of the Dog was released in 2016) and his own quartet featuring the prodigious acoustic talents Alex Hargreaves (violin) and Dominick Leslie (mandolin).

“An exciting young player who, despite a plethora of influences, now sounds like nobody but himself.”

—Fretboard Journal

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