Garrett Gleason/Ben Levin/Parazoa

“Guitarist Garrett Gleason has developed a reputation in Washington DC as one of the city’s most versatile guitarists, able to slide between rock, jazz and out-there improvisational rock with ease.”

– Rudi Greenberg, The Washington Post (2018)

Garrett Gleason is an American guitarist and composer. As a bandleader and composer, Gleason has released 13 studio albums through American labels TAR and Akar Music as well as independently through Head Cannon Records. Gleason writes music that embraces ethereal textures, harmonic exploration, off-kilter improvisation, and often aggressive energy. His releases are frequently collaborative; regarding their duo guitar record titled Duets, classical guitarist Sanjay Mishra of Jerry Garcia fame noted, “when I first heard Garrett I knew I was hearing something special. The rest just flowed naturally” (2020).