Lee Ritenour

For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many “firsts” left to achieve. During his dazzling five-decade career, the fabled LA guitarist has taken his music to the outer limits, alighting on every genre and occupying every position in the rock ‘n’ roll firmament. He’s been an enfant terrible of 70s fusion, a crossover star of the 80s pop chart, an honorary exponent of Brazilian jazz, and the fingers behind 90s supergroup, Fourplay. Ritenour’s accolades include: 45 albums, 16 Grammy nominations, Alumnus of the year at USC, Los Angeles’ Jazz Society Honoree (2019), plus thousands of sessions with legends such as Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, B.B. King, Tony Bennett, among others. Few artists have navigated as many musical worlds or shaped them as profoundly as guitarist Lee Ritenour. Over a five-decade career, the legendary Los Angeles native has moved effortlessly from 70s fusion trailblazer to 80s crossover star, Brazilian jazz devotee, and founding member of the smooth-jazz supergroup Fourplay.