Lee Ritenour
Jazz band from Los Angeles, CA · formed 1952
- Shows on record
- 12
- Rooms played
- 8
- Cities
- 8
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- Dec 30, 2025Fred Kavli Theatre, B of A Performing Arts Center
About
Lee Ritenour is a band from Los Angeles, CA, formed in 1952, tagged crossover jazz, guitar jazz, guitar virtuoso by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2025, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.
- Lee Ritenour formed in 1952 — MusicBrainz
- Lee Ritenour is based in Los Angeles — MusicBrainz
- Love Unlimited Orchestra: member — MusicBrainz
- Session II: member — MusicBrainz
- 香津美・アンド・ジェントル・ソウツ: acoustic guitar — MusicBrainz
- Sugar Loaf Express: guitar — MusicBrainz
- Fourplay: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Lee Ritenour has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1974–1998 — MusicBrainz
- Lee Ritenour formed in 1968 — Wikipedia
- Lee Ritenour plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- Lee Ritenour plays jazz fusion — Wikipedia
- Lee Ritenour plays crossover jazz — Wikipedia
- Lee Ritenour plays smooth jazz — Wikipedia
- Lee Ritenour has 263756 listeners on Last.fm — Lee Ritenour on Last.fm
- Lee Ritenour has released 10 recordings between 2010 and 2024 — Lee Ritenour on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Los Angeles, California, USA — Lee Ritenour on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
12 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20103 shows
- 20142 shows
- 20151 show
- 20221 show
- 20255 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Fred Kavli Theatre, B of A Performing Arts Center · Thousand OaksSupportwith Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Take 6, Eddie Daniels | Support | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Take 6, Eddie Daniels |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Keswick Theatre · GlensideSupportwith Spyro Gyra | Support | Spyro Gyra |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Patchogue Theatre · PatchogueSupportwith Spyro Gyra | Support | Spyro Gyra |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Bilheimer Capitol Theatre · ClearwaterSupportwith Spyro Gyra | Support | Spyro Gyra |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Bilheimer Capitol Theatre · ClearwaterSupportwith Spyro Gyra | Support | Spyro Gyra |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Forum · LeverkusenSupportwith Marcus Miller | Support | Marcus Miller |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Chapiteau · MarciacSupportwith Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Dave Grusin, Larry Carlton | Support | Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Dave Grusin, Larry Carlton |
| Aug 3, 2014 | Chapiteau · MarciacSupportwith Spyro Gyra, Kenny Garrett | Support | Spyro Gyra, Kenny Garrett |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery · WoodinvilleHeadlinerwith Dave Grusin, Spyro Gyra, The Manhattan Transfer | Headliner | Dave Grusin, Spyro Gyra, The Manhattan Transfer |
| Jul 18, 2010 | Dimitriou's Jazz Alley · SeattleHeadlinerwith Jeff Lorber, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Hadley Caliman, +1 | Headliner | Jeff Lorber, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Hadley Caliman, +1 |
| Jul 17, 2010 | Dimitriou's Jazz Alley · SeattleHeadlinerwith Jeff Lorber, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Karrin Allyson | Headliner | Jeff Lorber, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Karrin Allyson |
| Jul 16, 2010 | Dimitriou's Jazz Alley · SeattleHeadlinerwith Jeff Lorber, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Karrin Allyson | Headliner | Jeff Lorber, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Karrin Allyson |
Where they play
8 rooms in 8 citiesRooms played most
- Dimitriou's Jazz Alley · Seattle3 shows
- Bilheimer Capitol Theatre · Clearwater2 shows
- Chapiteau · Marciac2 shows
- Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery · Woodinville1 show
- Forum · Leverkusen1 show
Cities played
- Seattle3 shows
- Clearwater2 shows
- Marciac2 shows
- Glenside1 show
- Leverkusen1 show
and 3 other cities
Releases
35 releases, 1974–2024Brasil
2024
Dreamcatcher
2020
The Vinyl LP Collection
2016
The Captain's Journey ☆ Feel The Night ☆ Rio
2015
A Twist Of Rit
2015
Rit & Rit 2
2015
Live At Blue Note Tokyo
2012
Masterpieces - Best of The GRP Years
2012
Rhythm Sessions
2012
Shape Of My Heart (Radio Single)
2010
Gentle Thoughts
1998 · Album
This Is Love
1998 · Album
Larry & Lee
1995 · Album
Wes Bound
1993 · Album
Joyride
1991 · Album
Stolen Moments
1990 · Album
Color Rit
1989 · Album
Festival
1988 · Album
Portrait
1987 · Album
Earth Run
1986 · Album
Time No Longer
1986 · Album
Harlequin
1985 · Album
Where Go the Boats
1985 · Album
Banded Together
1984 · Album
On the Line
1983 · Album
Rit 2
1982 · Album
Rit
1981 · Album
Feel the Night
1979 · Album
Rio
1979 · Album
Friendship
1978 · Album
The Captain's Journey
1978 · Album
Captain Fingers
1977 · Album
Sugar Loaf Express
1977 · Album
First Course
1976 · Album
Um Encontro
1974 · Album
Lineup
- Love Unlimited Orchestra
- Session II
- 香津美・アンド・ジェントル・ソウツ · acoustic guitar
- Sugar Loaf Express · guitar
Former
- Fourplay
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Lee Ritenour on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Lee Ritenour on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Lee Ritenour on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.