MJI PRESENTS THE PASQUALE GRASSO TRIO
Sun, Dec 12
|Caroline's Jazz Club
w/ Ari Roland on bass and Keith Balla on drums. One of the most strikingly unique artists of his generation, Pasquale Grasso has undoubtedly changed the way the world views jazz guitar.
Time & Location
Dec 12, 2021, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST
Caroline's Jazz Club, 401 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
About the Event
Admission is $20 at the door (no advance tickets). All ticket sale proceeds from the event go to support the Milwaukee Jazz Institute. Huge thanks to Bill and Lori Bonifas for sponsoring this performance.
One of the most strikingly unique artists of his generation, Pasquale Grasso has undoubtedly changed the way the world views jazz guitar.
Born in Ariano Irpino, Italy, Pasquale began playing guitar at a very young age. By the summer of 1997, his parents, who recognized the depth of their young son’s talent, sought out the instruction of jazz innovator, Agostino Di Giorgio. A former pupil of Chuck Wayne, Di Giorgio immediately took interest in Pasquale, whose prodigious aptitude for the instrument flourished as the young guitarist quickly became his closest pupil. From that point, it wouldn’t be long before news of this talent spread.
Barry Harris, the world-renowned jazz educator and bebop piano master, became an…