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Written by Don Berryman
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Sunday, 25 April 2004 |
 Twin Cities guitarist Dean Granros is a musical Jekyll and Hyde, mild mannered when he takes the stage and settles into the groove but eventually he will play like a madman taking the music where no sane person would and then makes it beautiful when he gets there. With solid chops and a jazz sensibility, this player demonstrates mastery of his craft and the music. Granros blends the vocabulary of bebop, acid rock, and delta blues into a delightful and potent cocktail that may leave you shaken or stirred.
Dean can be heard with a number of groups in the Twin Cities. He has a weekly gig with the band How Birds Work at the Artists' Quarter in Saint Paul Wednesdays. They have been working that gig for well over a year and just released the fruit of their labor, a CD titled "Live at the Artists' Quarter".
Dean also recorded his own trio Live at the Mercury with George Cartwright.
Critical Acclaim
"Guitarist Dean Granros blazes forth via a wily and pleasantly in-your-face mode of attack" -Allaboutjazz on Dean's performance on Mercury:
"Whenever I can get to play with Dean Granros, I do," George Cartwright said. "To me, Dean is world class."
Of Dean with Brad Belows on Bear's Delight""
"...Honest, warm, and timeless chamber jazz sounds." -- Tom Surowicz
"...A rewarding adventure in listening." -- Leigh Kamman
"...Bellows and Granros carry on an intriguing and highly satisfying dialogue." -- Bob Protzman.
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