Grant Gordy
For over two decades, New York-based guitarist and educator Grant Gordy has emerged as a major, genre-defying voice on the American acoustic music scene. Famously handpicked by mandolin icon David Grisman to hold down the guitar chair in the legendary David Grisman Quintet for six years—a prestigious slot previously occupied by titans like Tony Rice and Frank Vignola—Gordy has firmly established himself in the elite echelon of modern string players. Praised by the Fretboard Journal as “an exciting young player who… sounds like nobody but himself,” his distinct stylistic voice seamlessly weaves sophisticated contemporary jazz harmony, flatpicking speed, and deep bluegrass roots. Now an active force in the New York jazz scene and a co-founder of the acoustic supergroup Mr Sun (alongside fiddle pioneer Darol Anger), Gordy has graced world-renowned stages from Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center to the Montreal Jazz Festival. His recent chart-topping releases, including Peripheral Visions and Our Delight, showcase a kaleidoscope of harmonic curiosity, wit, and emotional grit that makes him a premier draw for acoustic and jazz enthusiasts alike.
