Grant Green Jr with Bernard Purdie

Born in St Louis, Missouri on August 4, 1955, Grant Green Jr. started playing guitar at the age of fourteen. He moved to New York in 1965. It was there that he met numerous Jazz musicians who stopped by the family home.

In 1969, Green Jr. moved to Detroit with his father Grant Green. His next door neighbors were Stevie Wonder's parents. Marvin Gaye lived a few blocks away, so did members of the Four tops and other Motown artists. At that time the influence of Motown was widely felt.

His father and Stevie were great Influences on him. His first real gig was with Richard Groove Holmes. Grant Green Jr. went on to play with other greats such as Leon Thomas, Reuben Wilson, Jimmy Mcgriff, Lou Donaldson, and Dr Lonnie Smith to name a few.