Benedetto Artist and Jazz Guitar Life writer Dr. Wayne Goins found himself in the thick of it at the most recent Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival in Arvada, Colorado. Serendipitously bumping into Denver Jazz guitarist […]
With a large majority of our Jazz Guitar Legacy players passed on, it is a rare moment indeed when one gets an opportunity to talk with such a player, especially one who has been around […]
Well, they didn’t have that then, but they did have something else. It’s a thing called “hot licks.” You know, you hear a hot lick and you say to yourself, ‘hey, play that again. Let […]
“Kenny Burrell was a champion and mentor to me during a still very formative time in my career. As the years have progressed beyond that time, the magnitude of what he was trying to do […]
…the light bulb came on as to what I needed to do if I wanted to have a sustained career in music. With that credit I was able to go on and work with Ronnie […]
“The only unique thing about me is me – I’m the only one. The hard part, the part I’m still trying to live up to with integrity, is feeling like that’s enough. Everyone is searching […]
Welcome Jazz Guitar Lifers to Dr. G.’s Spotlight Series featuring Chicago Jazz Guitarist Henry Johnson. Enjoy 🙂 ………… As a one-man operation, if you would like to support all the work I do on Jazz Guitar […]
“…he invites people to come in and be a guest teacher or guest instructor. So I got a call from him one day, somebody had mentioned my name to him and he asked me if […]
“So I played with Jack McDuff. He sat in with us and played… and he actually took my phone number. And a couple of months later, Jack McDuff called me. He was… I don’t know […]
Jazz Guitar Life thanks Dr. Wayne Goins for his invaluable service to the Jazz Guitar Community – both past and present – in his roles as a player, educator and writer/researcher and we are especially […]
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