Grammy winning Session/Touring guitarist/Producer Ricky Z. has recorded and/or played live with Josh Groban, Steven Tyler, Harry Nilsson, JpegMafia, BTS, Angelina Jordan, John Fogerty, Steve Lukather, The Sweet, Beto Cuevas, Lauryn Hill, Sheila E., Gary Wright, Paul Anka, Al Stewart, Rick Derringer, All For One, Alejandro Sanz, Michael Buble', Joan Sebastian, Juan Gabriel, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Cristian Castro. After a career that has spanned Live/Touring as well as Recording, T.V. Video Game (featured Guitar on the “Warhammer” seies) and Movie work, Ricky now steps out as an artist in his own right with the release of his Contemporary Blues CD "The Long and Dusty Road" 
Combining influences ranging from B.B. King, Rory Gallagher, Freddie King, to Wes Montgomery and Johnny Winter, Ricky pays homage to traditional Blues while expanding the art form with energy, dynamism, and passion that evokes the feeling of yesterday with the sound of tomorrow.