“Transcribing Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass really helped me on my journey. You can see the amount of joy they were bringing to the music”: How Italian maestro Andrea Rinciari is reinventing the great American jazz guitar songbook

A black-and-white portrait of jazz guitarist Andrea Rinciari examining his instrument, as he stands in front of a metal gate.

On his latest release, Soho Sessions, Italian jazz guitarist Andrea Rinciari is paying tribute to the music that’s been performed with his quartet on a weekly basis over the past few years.

Included within the eight tracks are his versions of Bean And The Boys, covered by one-time mentor Barry Harris, as well as other standards like Tea For Two, I Can’t Get Started, and Carvin’ The Rock.