Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier (born 1966 in San Francisco) is an American double bassist, best known for his long tenure in the Brad Mehldau Trio, which formed in the early 1990s. He started on trumpet before switching to bass, studied English literature at Stanford University, where he met Stan Getz, with whom he later toured, and moved to New York in 1991 after working with vibraphonist Gary Burton. Grenadier has toured in a trio with Pat Metheny and drummer Bill Stewart, and he plays in the cooperative trio Fly with saxophonist Mark Turner and drummer Jeff Ballard.
Jakob Bro, Brian Blade, Craig Taborn, Chris Cheek, Jesper Zeuthen, AC, Larry Grenadier, Marcus Gilmore
8Loveland Music presents 8, a studio recording featuring an all-star ensemble of Jakob Bro, Brian Blade, Craig Taborn, Chris Cheek, Jesper Zeuthen, Anders Christensen, Larry Grenadier & Marcus Gilmore, playing compositions by Paul Motian and Jakob Bro…
Bjerge, Strand
Recorded over two December days in Copenhagen and shelved for nearly three years, Bjerge, Strand gathers Jakob Bro with Charles Lloyd, Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy, and arrives on Loveland Music as a limited double vinyl in gatefold sleeve with ar…
Live at The Village Vanguard
Loveland Music proudly announces the release of Live at The Village Vanguard, a remarkable new recording that brings together seven of the most distinctive voices in modern jazz. Recorded in the legendary New York room that has defined generations of…
The Gleaners
Larry Grenadier’s The Gleaners is a profound and highly creative album, harvesting influences from many sources, its title inspired by Agnès Varda’s film The Gleaners and I. In between his own pieces here, including a dedication to early hero Oscar P…
Where The River Goes
Quintet album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel with Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Brad Mehldau (piano), Larry Grenadier (double bass) and Eric Harland (drums), recorded February 2018 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Rising Grace
Second ECM album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, in a quintet with Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Brian Blade. Nine Muthspiel originals and one Mehldau tune, recorded January-February 2016 at Studios La Buissonne; pro…
Driftwood
Trio album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel (acoustic and electric guitar) with Larry Grenadier (double bass) and Brian Blade (drums), his first ECM album as leader. Recorded May 2013 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo; produced by Manfred Eicher; relea…
Year Of The Snake
Second ECM album by the collective trio Fly, with Mark Turner on tenor saxophone, Larry Grenadier on double bass and Jeff Ballard on drums, recorded in January 2011 at Avatar Studios, New York, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Sky & Country
ECM debut of Fly, the leaderless trio of Mark Turner (tenor and soprano saxophone), Larry Grenadier (double bass) and Jeff Ballard (drums). Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, in 2008 and produced by Manfred Eicher. CD, ECM 2067, 2009.
New York Days
Enrico Rava's quintet with Stefano Bollani (piano), Mark Turner (tenor saxophone, his ECM debut), Larry Grenadier (double bass) and Paul Motian (drums): nine Rava pieces and two group improvisations. Recorded February 2008, Avatar Studios, New York.