Virtuoso Guitarist from Italy in Cleveland debut at Irishtown Bend Taproom! “The best guitarist I have heard in my entire life” - Pat Metheny, Sony Masterworks Recording Artist. Presented in association with Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. @ The Irishtown Bend Taproom at The Market Garden Brewery 1849 W. 24th St. Cleveland, Ohio (216) 373-0700 Behind the Market Garden Brewery and the West Side Market - under the giant BEER sign!! The Irishtown Bend Taproom has all sorts of great beer (fresh from the brewery) and wine. For dinner before or after the concert we'd suggest the Market Garden Brewery in front on W. 25th. You can make reservations for dinner by calling: (216) 621-4000 or Reservations (dinner only) Pasquale Grasso is an Italian jazz guitarist, bandleader, composer, arranger and teacher. Hailed by Pat Metheny as ‘the best guitarist he’s heard in his entire life’, Grasso has performed alongside the likes of Barry Harris, Walter Zanetti, Ari Roland, Charles Davis and Frank Wess. His first appearance on Whirlwind comes in a trio setting, providing tasteful accompaniment to rising star vocalist Samara Joy’s self-titled debut album. Grasso was born in Italy, where he studied with Walter Zanetti, before moving to New York City in 2012. There, he became part of Ari Roland and Chris Byars’ quartets, as well as becoming a Jazz Ambassador with the US Embassy, where he toured Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He currently teaches at SUNY Purchase College of Music. https://www.facebook.com/grassopasquale https://youtu.be/ZKBaktLKOko?si=wdjneh2uZrnM36mH