Grant Geissman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Grant Geissman
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Apr 13, 1953(1953-04-13)
Age	71
Birthplace	Berkeley
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Grant Geissman Biography

Grant Geissman is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 13, 1953 in Berkeley, California, United States. Jazz guitarist and new age musician who has been nominated to win the Emmy for his contribution to the score of a variety of TV shows.

He sang on the theme tune for the cult USA comedy Monk that aired from 2002 until 2009 and featured He played the guitar on the theme song for the popular USA comedy Monk, which aired from 2002 to 2009 and starred Tony Shalhoub…

In 1973, Geissman moved to Los Angeles and attended one semester at Cal State Fullerton, where he played in the band led by pianist and clarinetist Tom Ranier. Transferring to Cal State Northridge in 1974 to be closer to the Hollywood studio scene, Geissman joined the Northridge “A” band led by jazz educator Joel Leach. While at Northridge, he began playing in both Gerald Wilson’s Big Band and with Louie Bellson’s Big Band, recording several albums with Bellson. For Louie Bellson’s Live at the Concord Summer Festival, Geissman contributed an original composition, “Starship Concord.” He began playing in local jazz venues with Tony Rizzi’s guitar band, recording Tony Rizzi’s Five Guitars Play Charlie Christian (1976), which featured Tom Ranier and Pete Christlieb.

Geissman’s first gig with fluegelhornist Chuck Mangione was at the Santa Monica Civic auditorium on November 9, 1976. A short tour of the Pacific Northwest followed, and soon after Mangione asked Geissman to become a permanent member of the band. Mangione’s band consisted of Geissman on guitar, Charles Meeks on bass, Chris Vadala on woodwinds, and James Bradley Jr. on drums. Geissman appeared on the album Feels So Good (1977), which sold two million copies. On radio, the single “Feels So Good”, featuring Geissman’s guitar solo, was an international hit. A 1980 issue of Current Biography called it the most recognized tune since “Michelle” by The Beatles.

He was born within San Jose and went to high school in Saratoga.

Grant Geissman Net Worth

Grant Geissman is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Grant Geissman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at De Anza Junior College and took a semester during his time at Cal State Fullerton.

His work was nominated to two Emmy Awards for writing songs for the soap opera that aired on daytime. Passions.

Grant Geissman (born April 13, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist and Emmy- nominated composer. He has recorded extensively for several labels since 1976 and played guitar on the theme for Monk and other TV series.

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Geissman’s playing has been heard on numerous television series, including Dawson’s Creek, Family Affair, Boy Meets World, Touched by an Angel and Lizzie McGuire. He can be heard playing the Djangoesque acoustic guitar on the theme for the television series Monk, starring Tony Shalhoub. Nominated for a 2001 Emmy for co-writing the song “No Puedo Olvidar” for the daytime drama Passions, he received an Emmy nomination in 2004 for another Passions song, “Momma, Gotta Let Her Go”. In 2003, he was nominated for an Annie award for producing Van Dyke Parks’ songs for HBO’s Harold and the Purple Crayon. He has written additional music for films and television movies, including The Ponder Heart (2001), Call Me Claus (2001), Monday Night Mayhem (2002), Die, Mommie, Die! (2003) and The Mojo Cafe (2004). Dennis C. Brown and Geissman collaborated on the underscore for the hit CBS-TV sitcom Two and a Half Men. The show’s theme, co-written by Geissman, was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004.

Facts & Trivia

Grant Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Grant Geissman celebrates birthday on April 13 of every year.

How old is Grant Geissman?

69 years (April 13, 1953)

Who played guitar on Chuck Mangione Feels So Good?

Grant Geissman’s initial stamp on pop culture was the improvised guitar solo on Chuck Mangione’s 1978 pop crossover hit, ”Feels So Good.” A San Jose, California native who grew up on a steady diet of Beatles, Eric Clapton/Cream, surf guitar music and later jazz and blues greats Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and B.B. …

Who plays bass Mangione?

Through four decades now, Chuck Mangione’s music makes people smile. With his great band of Coleman Mellett on guitar, Dave Tull on drums, Charles Frictell on bass, Chris Vadala on saxes and flutes and Corey Allen on keyboards, the grins were everywhere.

Who played drums on feels so good?

The radio edit retained the two key elements in the song: Mangione’s flugelhorn, and the guitar solo by Grant Geissman. Other performers on the track were Charles Meeks on bass, Chris Vadala on saxophone and James Bradley, Jr. on drums.

What key is feels so good in?

The track runs 3 minutes and 32 seconds long with a F♯/G♭ key and a major mode. It has average energy and is very danceable with a time signature of 4 beats per bar.