Larry Grenadier (born February 6, 1966, in San Francisco) is an American jazz double bassist.

Early life

Grenadier's father was a trumpet player in World War II army bands and later in Europe but stopped playing professionally before his children were born. Grenadier began on trumpet when he was in fifth grade, before beginning to play the bass the following year.

Grenadier has also played with John Scofield, Hudson (a collaborative project with Jack DeJohnette, John Medeski, and John Scofield), Charles Lloyd, Chris Potter, Billy Higgins, Michael Brecker, and Paul Motian, among many others. In 2014, Grenadier collaborated with Stefano Bollani on the album Sheik yer Zappa.

Grenadier is a member of FLY, a trio that includes drummer Jeff Ballard and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. They have recorded three critically acclaimed albums. He also tours and records with his wife, singer-songwriter Rebecca Martin. A landmark solo bass album The Gleaners was issued by the ECM label in 2019.

Personal

Grenadier married Rebecca Martin, the singer and songwriter on June 7, 1997. Grenadier and Martin live in the Hudson Valley. Together, they have one son, Charlie (born 2005).

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Selected discography

As leader

  • The Gleaners (ECM, 2019)

With BeatleJazz

  • With a Little Help From Our Friends (Lightyear, 2005)
  • All You Need is Love (Lightyear, 2007)

With Peter Beets

  • New York Trio – Page Two (Criss Cross, 2002)

With Peter Bernstein

  • Heart's Content (Criss Cross, 2002)
  • Stranger in Paradise (Venus, 2004)

With Seamus Blake

  • The Call (Criss Cross, 1993)
  • Four Track Mind (Criss Cross, 1994)

With Chris Cheek

  • Blues Cruise (Fresh Sound, 2005)

With George Colligan

  • The Endless Mysteries (Origin, 2013)

With Fly

  • Fly (Savory, 2004)
  • Sky & Country (ECM, 2009)
  • Year of the Snake (ECM, 2012)

With Jon Gordon

  • Ask Me Now (Criss Cross, 1994)
  • Currents (Double-Time, 1998)

With Phil Grenadier

  • Sweet Transients (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2000)
  • Playful Intentions (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2002)

With Kevin Hays

  • Ugly Beauty (SteepleChase, 1991)

With Hudson (Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, John Medeski, and Larry Grenadier)

  • Hudson (Motéma, 2013)

With Ethan Iverson

  • Costumes Are Mandatory (HighNote, 2013)
  • Every Note Is True (Blue Note, 2022)

With David Kikoski

  • Details (Criss Cross, 2003)
  • Limits (Criss Cross, 2005)

With Jonathan Kreisberg

  • Nine Stories Wide (Criss Cross, 2003)

With Charles Lloyd

  • The Water Is Wide (ECM, 1999)
  • Hyperion with Higgins (ECM, 1999)
  • Lift Every Voice (ECM, 2002)
  • The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note, 2024)

With Herbie Mann

  • America/Brasil (Lightyear, 1995)
  • Celebration (Lightyear, 1995)

With Brad Mehldau

  • Introducing Brad Mehldau (Warner Bros., 1995)
  • The Art of the Trio Volume One (Warner Bros., 1997)
  • Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two (Warner Bros., 1998)
  • Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three (Warner Bros., 1998)
  • Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (Warner Bros., 1999)
  • Places (Warner Bros., 2000)
  • Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 (Warner Bros., 2001)
  • Largo (Warner Bros., 2002)
  • Anything Goes (Warner Bros., 2004)
  • Day Is Done (Nonesuch, 2005)
  • House on Hill (Nonesuch, 2006)
  • Brad Mehldau Trio Live (Nonesuch, 2008)
  • Highway Rider (Nonesuch, 2009)
  • Ode (Nonesuch, 2012)
  • Where Do You Start (Nonesuch, 2012)
  • Blues and Ballads (Nonesuch, 2016)
  • Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch, 2018)

With Pat Metheny

  • Trio 99 → 00 (Warner Bros., 2000)
  • Trio → Live (Warner Bros., 2000)
  • Metheny/Mehldau (Nonesuch, 2006)
  • Metheny/Mehldau Quartet (Nonesuch, 2007)

With Paul Motian

  • Trio 2000 + One (Winter & Winter 1997)
  • On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (Winter & Winter, 2005)
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (Winter & Winter, 2006)
  • Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II (Winter & Winter, 2006)
  • Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III (Winter & Winter, 2006)

With Rebecca Martin

  • Thoroughfare (Sunnyside, 1998)
  • Middlehope (Fresh Sound, 2000)
  • The Growing Season (Sunnyside, 2008)
  • When I Was Long Ago (Sunnyside, 2010)
  • Twain (Sunnyside, 2013)
  • The Upstate Project (Sunnyside, 2017)
  • After Midnight with Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos (Core Port, 2022)

With MTB

  • Consenting Adults (Criss Cross, 1994)
  • Solid Jackson (Criss Cross, 2023)

With Wolfgang Muthspiel

  • Rising Grace (ECM, 2016)
  • Where the River Goes (ECM, 2018)

With Chris Potter

  • Pure (Concord, 1994)
  • Moving In (Concord, 1996)
  • The Sirens (ECM, 2013) with Craig Taborn, David Virelles and Eric Harland

With Enrico Rava

  • New York Days (ECM, 2008)

With Joshua Redman

  • Timeless Tales (Warner Bros., 1998)
  • Back East (Nonesuch, 2007)
  • Compass (Nonesuch, 2009)
  • Walking Shadows (Nonesuch, 2013)

With Kurt Rosenwinkel

  • Deep Song (Verve, 2005)

With Jamie Saft

  • Borscht Belt Studies (Tzadik, 2011)
  • Fight Against Babylon (Veal, 2011) New Zion Trio

With David Sánchez

  • Sketches of Dreams (Columbia, 1994)

With Stan Sulzmann

  • The Jigsaw (Basho, 2004)

With Mark Turner

  • Two Tenor Ballads (Criss Cross Jazz, 1994 [2000]) with Tad Shull
  • Yam Yam (Criss Cross, 1994)
  • In This World (Warner Bros., 1998)

With Scott Wendholt

  • From Now On (Criss Cross, 1995)

With Steve Wilson

  • Four for Time (Criss Cross, 1994)

With Frank Wess and Johnny Coles

  • Two at the Top (Uptown, 1988 [2012])

With Chihiro Yamanaka

  • When October Goes (Atelier Sawano, 2002)
  • Madrigal (Atelier Sawano, 2004)
  • Lach Doch Mal (Verve, 2006)
  • Reminiscence (Verve, 2011)

References