Adam Ratner

Adam Ratner is a guitarist and composer based in Los Angeles. He came up playing with artists like Louis Cole, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes, Genevieve Artadi, KNOWER, and Fabiano do Nascimento, developing a sound that blends rich harmonic progressions with deep improvisation. Adam has performed or recorded with KNOWER, David Binney, Toninho Horta, Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi, Mark Turner, Jenny Scheinman, Larry Goldings, Sam Amidon, Sam Wilkes, Pedro Martins, Fabiano do Nascimento, and Sam Gendel. His releases have appeared on Spotify editorial playlists including State of Jazz, Fresh Finds Jazz, and 21st Century Jazz, and he's recorded for labels such as Stones Throw, Leaving Records, Atlantic, Terrible Records, and Rings Label (Japan). His new EP — featuring Justin Brown, Chris Fishman, Frederico Heliodoro, David Binney, and Antonio Loureiro — is out now. “Guitarist and composer Adam Ratner is breaking with the tradition of jazz and taking it to new levels.” — Somos Grandes (Spain) “A guitar solo worthy of Pat Metheny.” — Pitchfork “Experimental Jazz/Ambient/New Age/Post-Rock/Spiritual.” — Dublab Japan www.adamratner.com