Greg Ruggiero

Greg Ruggiero is a jazz guitarist based in New York, known for a warm, swinging approach rooted deeply in the jazz tradition. A graduate of the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, he settled in New York in 2004 and became a regular in the Michael Kanan Trio alongside bassist Neal Miner, while also leading his own trio. His playing ranges across the American songbook, swing, and original composition, and he has performed at rooms including Mezzrow, Smalls, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall. He has released several albums as a leader for the Fresh Sound label and has appeared as a sideman on more than twenty recordings.