Alex De Grassi Explained

Alex de Grassi
Birth Date:	13 February 1952
Birth Place:	Yokosuka, Japan
Genre:	New Age
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Guitar
Years Active:	1976–present
Label:	Windham Hill, Novus, Tropo, Lifescapes, 33rd Street

Alex de Grassi (born February 13, 1952) is an American Grammy nominated fingerstyle guitarist, author, composer and performer. Tom Wheeler wrote in Guitar Player magazine that his technique is "the kind that shoves fellow pickers to the cliff of decision: should I practice like a madman or chuck it altogether?"^[1] De Grassi was invited by his cousin William Ackerman to join the Windham Hill label and became one of the label's best sellers.^[2]

Discography

• Turning: Turning Back, (Windham Hill, 1978)
• Slow Circle, (Windham Hill, 1979)
• Clockwork, (Windham Hill, 1981)
• Southern Exposure, (Windham Hill, 1983)
• Altiplano, (RCA/Novus, 1987)
• Deep at Night, (Windham Hill, 1991)
• The World's Getting Loud, (Windham Hill, 1993)
• Beyond the Night Sky: Lullabies for Guitar, (EarthBeat, 1996)
• Alex de Grassi's Interpretation of Simon & Garfunkel, (Northsound, 1997)
• Alex de Grassi's Interpretation of James Taylor, (NorthSound, 1998)
• The Water Garden, (Tropo, 1998)
• Bolivian Blues Bar, (Narada, 1999)
• Tatamonk with Quique Cruz, (Tropo, 2000)
• Shortwave Postcard with G.E. Stinson, (Auditorium, 2001)^[3]
• Now & Then: Folk Songs for the 21st Century, (33rd Street, 2003)
• The Bridge, (Tropo, 2020)

External links

• • Official DEMANIA site
• Interview at Strings By Mail

Notes and References

1. Web site: WHS C-1009 Alex De Grassi Slow Circle . Dark . Johnny . Windhaming . February 1, 2010. 2022-02-11.
2. Web site: Bronstein . Scott . Making Money Out of Mellow. The New York Times. 16 September 2019. May 4, 1986.
3. Web site: Outsight Radio Hours interview 2003 . Archive.org . 23 January 2019.