Our guest this week has been praised by Bela Fleck as “one of the best technical players ever” He is one of the top 3-finger style 5 string banjoists in the world, and has taken the single string technique to new heights. As a protege of jazz guitarist John McLaughlin, he is well known for his meticulous and technical playing style, incorporating anything from modern jazz to world music and everything in between.
Ryan plays a Deering Tenbrooks Legacy banjo with a Jens Kruger tone ring. Check it out here: https://www.deeringbanjos.com/collections/tenbrooks-legacy-banjos/products/tenbrooks-legacy-banjo
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