Grasso, Skip
Barking Coda Music, 2023, CD
Instrument: Guitar
Issue: 29.1
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 4
Score: 76
O’s Notes: Guitarist Skip Grasso leads a band with keyboardist Anthony Pocetti, bassist Harvie S and drummer Billy Drummond. That’s a formidable lineup and they coalesce over eight original selections. Becoming is Grasso’s second album and it shows well for the DC/Baltimore artist, a University of North Texas alum. Skip engages his band and presents fresh ballads and burners in a set with appeal to both fusion and modern jazz enthusiasts. Our favorite is “Spring Forward”.
Publicist: Jazz Promo Services
