Pat Metheny called him “the best guitar player I’ve heard in maybe my entire life” and he recorded his last two albums in the same day – meet Pasquale Grasso, the guitarist taking jazz into the future

A dapper looking Pasquale Grasso smiles as he sits on a chair with his Trenier signature model.

Pasquale Grasso might not be a household name, but to members of the jazz community, he’s something of a godlike figure.

Take Pat Metheny, who described the Italian-born/NYC-based guitarist as “the best guitar player I’ve heard in maybe my entire life.” The judges of the 2015 Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition were similarly bowled.