Over the course of his storied career, Lee Ritenour has earned 17 Grammy nominations, a Grammy Award for his 1986 collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin, and numerous #1 spots in guitar polls. In addition, Lee has recorded over 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, notably the Top 15 hit “Is It You,” which has become a contemporary jazz radio classic.

In the 90s, Ritenour was a founding member of Fourplay, the most successful band in contemporary jazz, with keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. The first Fourplay album in 1991 spent an unprecedented 33 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart.

From rock to blues to jazz, Lee’s diverse music has been the foundation for over 3,000 sessions with an incredibly broad spectrum of artists including Pink Floyd (The Wall), Steely Dan (Aja), Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand in addition to the dazzling array of talent appearing on Lee’s solo works and collaborations, including Phil Collins, Brazilian greats Ivan Lins, Caetano Veloso, Djavan and Jao Bosco, George Benson, Chaka Kahn, Herbie Hancock, Michael McDonald and opera great Renee Fleming.