19 Jun Grant Green, JR. | Sunday, 9/26
FREE | Sunday, September 26, 4:00 p.m. | Live Streaming at Savannah Station
As the son of legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green (1931-1979), Grant Green Jr. was exposed to exceptional musicianship right from the start. Growing up in Detroit, Grant enjoyed a constant parade of jazz greats streaming through his living room. His neighbors included Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight, members of the Four Tops and the Temptations. Miles Davis was known to join impromptu jam sessions in their home.
He’s toured the world in one band or another from an early age, and was based in NYC for many years. A popular band he was part of for over a decade is the Godfathers of Groove with Bernard Purdie. (also called Masters of Groove.) Grant’s ability to blend funky grooves with the melodic soul-jazz and blues has made him a festival favorite playing at the Detroit, Jazz Festival. Savannah Music Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival and now for his first time at the Savannah Jazz Festival.
A wonderful songwriter as well, his latest original album, Soul Science, was released on Ropeadope Records in 2019, featuring his Atlanta-based band. In 2020 he developed a show dedicated to the legendary Burt Bacharach in the steps of his father who was on the iconic Bacharach tribute album on Blue Note Records.