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Grant Geissman

Guitarist and composer Grant Geissman connects one of jazz-pop’s most recognizable guitar moments to decades of television scoring and contemporary instrumental work. He played the electric-guitar solo on Chuck Mangione’s “Feels So Good,” co-wrote music across all twelve seasons of Two and a Half Men and all six seasons of Mike & Molly, and later earned a Grammy nomination for BLOOZ.

For millions of listeners, Grant Geissman can be introduced in a few seconds: the electric-guitar solo on “Feels So Good.” But that familiar entrance only opens the door. His career also runs through long-form television composition, contemporary instrumental recording, Emmy recognition and a later Grammy nomination. The surprise is not that Grant has range. It is how much of that range has been hiding in plain sight.

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WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM

Three ways to hear Grant differently.

01

THE SOLO

You already know the sound.

Grant played the electric-guitar solo on Chuck Mangione’s “Feels So Good” — one of the defining guitar moments in a recording that became a major crossover hit.

02

THE SCREEN

Then the guitar moved behind the picture.

Grant co-wrote music for all twelve seasons of Two and a Half Men and all six seasons of Mike & Molly, turning a recording artist’s ear into a durable television-composing career.

03

THE RECOGNITION

The work crossed categories.

His Two and a Half Men main-title work earned a 2004 Emmy nomination, and BLOOZ later received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.

THE STORY

One solo opens the door.

A lot of careers would be defined by a guitar solo like “Feels So Good.” For Grant Geissman, it became an introduction rather than a conclusion. The Chuck Mangione recording put his playing into the bloodstream of late-1970s crossover jazz. Decades later, another side of the same musical intelligence was turning up every week on television. Grant co-wrote music for all twelve seasons of Two and a Half Men and all six seasons of Mike & Molly, work that earned him a 2004 Emmy nomination for the Two and a Half Men main-title theme. The recording-artist chapter never disappeared. BLOOZ received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. And the live-musician thread remains visible at Campus JAX, where Grant has appeared on guitar with The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel and as featured guitarist in Tom Marino’s Chuck Mangione Experience. The useful way to hear the story is not as a pivot from guitarist to composer and back again. It is one musician applying the same ears to different jobs: make the moment memorable, whether it lasts sixteen bars, twelve seasons or an entire album.

CAREER & COLLABORATIONS

From Mangione to the BBB.

Grant’s collaborations trace a musician who can be unmistakable without needing to dominate the frame. His best-known recorded association is with Chuck Mangione; his current JAX history also places him inside The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel and the Chuck Mangione Experience.

CHUCK MANGIONE

The solo that became a signature.

Grant’s electric-guitar solo on “Feels So Good” remains the most instantly recognizable doorway into his career.

THE BBB FEATURING BERNIE DRESEL

Still inside the band.

Campus JAX has presented Grant on guitar with The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel — a current live context that keeps the ensemble side of his musicianship visible.

RECORDINGS & MEDIA

From “Feels So Good” to BLOOZ.

The recorded arc stretches from a guitar solo embedded in a crossover classic to a contemporary instrumental album recognized by the Recording Academy. Between those poles sits a parallel body of television work that reached audiences every week for years.

1978

“Feels So Good”

Grant played the electric-guitar solo on Chuck Mangione’s hit recording.

TELEVISION

Two and a Half Men / Mike & Molly

Grant co-wrote music across all twelve seasons of Two and a Half Men and all six seasons of Mike & Molly.

65TH GRAMMY AWARDS

BLOOZ

BLOOZ was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Recognition in two different worlds.

Grant’s major award recognition spans television composition and contemporary instrumental recording — two different disciplines connected by the same musical voice.

2004 EMMY AWARDS

Two and a Half Men

Grant was nominated for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music alongside Lee Aronsohn and Chuck Lorre.

65TH GRAMMY AWARDS

BLOOZ

BLOOZ was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.

LIVE AT JAX

The Room Comes Alive.

START HERE · LIVE PERFORMANCE · CAMPUS JAX APPEARANCE · Oct 4, 2026

The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel — Live from Campus JAX

JAX HISTORY

Grant Geissman at Campus JAX

A selective history of live performances and appearances, preserved across visits to the room.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Previous JAX moments

REPLAY · Oct 4, 6:30 PM

The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel

Blistering big band jazz with rockabilly fire

REPLAY · Aug 20, 6:30 PM

Tom Marino & The Chuck Mangione Experience