Dom Minasi's Guitar Hang

    Welcome to my blog for March 2023. This month will feature four wonderful guitarists: Ricardo Grilli,  Dave Rosenthal, Ayman Famous, Perry Smith         Ricardo Grilli Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, relocated to Boston in 2008 to attend Berklee College of Music. Had some great teachers, like, Bruce Bartlett, Mick Goodrick, and, Tim Miller. I practiced a lot and, went through school mostly unnoticed. I Ricardo moved to New York to get his Masters at NYU   and to   see what the fuss was about.Ricardo  studied with Chris Potter, John Scofield, Mark Turner and Wayne Krantz which was great. His first album got great reviews.  In 2015 Ricardo released his second album 1954 with Aaron Parks, Joe Martin and Eric Harland as a summation of his first 3 years in NY, great reviews from   the NY Times, Downbeat Magazine and many. The follow up album, 1962, featuring Mark Turner, Kevin Hays and once again Joe Martin and Eric Harland was released in 2020 during the pandemic to cri