My guest today is Greg Skaff. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Greg is a NYC-based jazz guitarist and composer whose skills and reputation place him among the premier practitioners of his craft. After moving to New York in the early 1980s, Skaff’s first professional gig was with the legendary Stanley Turrentine. The list of luminaries who have tapped Skaff for his fretwork includes Ron Carter, Bobby Watson, Freddie Hubbard, David Hazeltine, Martha Wash, and many others. With his latest CD release “Soulmation,” one reviewer reports that Greg Skaff reaches new heights as a guitarist and composer. Slated for late 2020 release, is a trio recording that finds Skaff in the company of two music legends - bassist Ron Carter and drummer “Tootie” Heath. Under normal circumstances, you can hear Greg’s guitar playing at the Broadway musical Wicked, where he’s manned the guitar chair since it opened in 2003. We welcome Greg to the show.

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