Ricardo is a Bay Area guitarist with over two decades of experience playing just about anything in just about any room — jazz, blues, classical, rock, swing. He teaches at Showcase Music Institute in San Jose, performs regularly across Northern California, and has shared stages from Cafe Claude in San Francisco to Le Plonc Wine Bar in Sunnyvale to Levi’s Stadium. He is the definition of a working musician — versatile, professional, and always prepared.
Within Vintage Noise, Ricardo has been a steady presence for nearly a decade, showing up wherever the music needs a guitarist and delivering every time. He doesn’t impose a style so much as serve the song — present, responsive, and completely reliable. Michael knows that when Ricardo is on the bandstand, that part of the evening is handled. In a band built on trust, that is no small thing.