Pasquale Grasso in New York

Pasquale Grasso is an Italian jazz guitarist, born in Ariano Irpino in 1988, whose playing is rooted in bebop and the solo-guitar tradition. He won the Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition in 2015, and his recordings include Solo Standards, Solo Monk and Be-Bop!, featuring his interpretations of the music of Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell and Charlie Parker. After moving to New York in 2012, he developed a close association with the jazz club Mezzrow, appearing there in solo and small-group settings. He has also toured as a member of Samara Joy’s band and played guitar on her album Linger Awhile.