Alex De Grassi
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Biography
[Edit]Music has long been a family affair for Alex de Grassi. Though he's primarily self-taught as a guitarist, his grandfather played violin with the San Francisco Symphony and his father was a classical pianist. Even more significant are de Grassi's ties to one of contemporary instrumental music's most influential labels, Windham Hill. In addition to his status as one of the company's finest and most consistently intriguing artists, de Grassi is literally a member of the Windham Hill clan. After earning a degree in urban geography from U.C. Berkeley and performing as a street musician in London, he made ends meet by learning the carpentry trade from his cousin Will Ackerman, who was just starting a small instrumental record label. De Grassi was encouraged to record his first album, Turning: Turning Back, for the fledgling Windham Hill company. As it turns out, he had more going for him than good connections. Over the years, de Grassi has proven to be an innovative guitarist and composer whose mastery of acoustic finger-picking styles has grown to include a variety of other techniques and ethnic influences. Though he left briefly to record with RCA Novus, de Grassi has since returned to the Windham Hill fold. In the mid-'80s, his travels to Bolivia became a major inspiration. He made numerous field recordings during his visits and first incorporated indigenous influences from the culture on his 1987 RCA Novus release Altiplano. His contacts with Bolivia's Contemporary Orchestra of Native Instruments also set in motion the ensemble's first American release, Arawl, on the New Albion label. De Grassi continued experimenting with different genres and sounds that included guitar lullabies (1996's Beyond the Night Sky), his 1999 album of James Taylor interpretations, and 2000's collaboration with world music artist Quique Cruz, Tata Monk. Moving back to solo guitar work, his exploration of American folk music can be heard on 2003's Now and Then: Folk Songs for the 21st Century.
Title: Demania
Artist: Michael Manring, Alex De Grassi, Christopher Garcia
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Alternative
Title: Turning: Turning Back
Artist: Alex De Grassi
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Alternative, Folk
Title: Now and Then - Folk Songs for the 21st Century (Digital Only)
Artist: Alex De Grassi
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Water Garden (Digital Only)
Artist: Alex De Grassi
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: A Windham Hill Retrospective: Alex de Grassi
Artist: Alex De Grassi
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Alternative
Title: Now And Then - Folk Songs For The 21st Century
Artist: Alex De Grassi
Genre: World Music, Country, Alternative Country, Folk
Title: Dissfunkshun - Single
Artist: Alex De Grassi, Andrew York
Genre: New Age, Classical, Classical Crossover
Title: Pure Alex de Grassi
Artist: Alex De Grassi
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Alternative Rock, World Music, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: Everybody's Pickin' On Leiber & Stoller
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Windham Hill Holiday Guitar Collection
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Connections 2 (Limited Edition)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Bach Variations
Genre:
Title: Harp Guitar Dreams
Genre: New Age
Title: Touch: Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar
Genre: New Age
Title: A Winter Solstice Reunion
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: A Winter's Solstice V
Genre: New Age
Title: The Best of Reviews New Age: The Guitar
Genre: New Age, Instrumental
Title: A Winter's Solstice IV
Genre: New Age
Title: Narada Guitar 2
Genre: New Age
Title: The Essential Winter's Solstice
Genre:
Title: A Windham Hill Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Simply The Best Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Windham Hill Chill 2 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, World Music
Title: Sanctuary: 20 Years Of Windham Hill
Genre: New Age
Featuring albums
Title: Boys & Girls Club, Vol.1: This Club Rocks! - Spirited Songs for the Whole Family
Artist: Boys, Girls Club
Genre: Kids
Title: The Impressionists: A Windham Hill Sampler
Artist: Various
Title: Acoustic Heart: The Passion And Romance Of Acoustic Guitar Masters
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Acoustic Guitar International Meeting (The Complete Best Of)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Blue Coast Instrumental
Artist: The Sea, Blue Coast Artists
Genre: World Music, Acoustic, Instrumental, Folk, Instrumental