Marty Grosz
Marty Grosz | |
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| Birth name | Martin Oliver Grosz |
| Born | February 28, 1930 Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, dixieland, swing |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, banjo, vocals |
| Years active | 1950–present |
| Labels | Jazzology, Riverside, Stomp Off, Arbors |
| Website | www |
Martin Oliver Grosz (born February 28, 1930) is a German-born American jazz guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and composer born in Berlin, Germany, the son of artist George Grosz. He performed with Bob Wilber and wrote arrangements for him. He has also worked with Kenny Davern, Dick Sudhalter, and Keith Ingham.
Marty Grosz is influenced by the Jazz guitarists of the 1930s, particularly Carl Kress, and uses a lower Banjo derived tuning for his guitar similar to that used by Kress. This produces a much more robust sound for both rhythm playing and chord solo breaks.
Grosz is also known as a witty raconteur often introducing songs with long amusing anecdotes.