Lee Mack Ritenour (born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer. Ritenour has contributed to over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 contemporary jazz hits since 1976. Read full biography of Lee Ritenour →
I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of... →
Even though there are some great keyboard players on the album, there are a number of songs with no keyboard on them and the backing is all guitar... →
Zamajobe is great. She's a terrific singer from South Africa.
If you play the very subtle jazz tunes with acoustic pianos, acoustic bass and it's a dead standard, you are going to play very differently. It... →
Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.
I always love making albums. I'm passionate about it and it's something that's healthy for the soul and spirit.
I always recommend to any player to always compose their own music. It's one of the best things you can do to find a road to your own style.
I had redesigned my entire amplifier system for this tour because airlines are very strict now.
In 2010, I had been playing guitar for 50 years.
I used a baritone guitar with a very unusual tuning that became the body of the composition, while the classical guitar is on top of it with the main... →
My son Wesley has just turned 13. He was 12 during the recording of this record and he is quite a drummer already and has been studying drums since... →
Well, Smoke n' Mirrors has very much a world music flavor and it doesn't park itself in one country. It borrows heavily from the Brazilian... →
Lee Mack Ritenour (born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer. Ritenour has contributed to over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 contemporary jazz hits since 1976.