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2022’s Solo Guitar Albums: An Eclectic Mix

December 30, 2022 Lyle Robinson 0

As we all say good-bye to 2022, Guitarist Cormac Walsh has compiled a list of “idiosyncratic” solo guitar releases – that while the choices may not be everyone’s cup of tea – they still deserve […]

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Wes Montgomery’s Smokin’ at the Half Note: The Evolution of an Album: Side 2: John Levy and Creed Taylor

August 25, 2022 Dr. Wayne Goins 2

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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Wes Montgomery’s Smokin’ at the Half Note: The Evolution of an Album: Part 1

July 20, 2022 Dr. Wayne Goins 5

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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Dom Minasi on Learning the “Hard Way”

February 23, 2022 Lyle Robinson 0

I’m about to vent! For all the young – or not so young – Jazz Guitarists on Facebook and elsewhere. If in the 40’s ,50’s 60’s and maybe the 70’s, you went up to let’s […]

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Jeff Berlin: Regarding the Practice of Reading Music – Ten Paramount Pointers

February 10, 2022 Lyle Robinson 0

Jeff Berlin is an internationally known world-class Jazz/Fusion Bassist who has played with everyone from Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, Larry Coryell and Pat Martino to John McLaughlin, Yes, Frank Zappa, Patrick Moraz and […]

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Bobby Broom’s Jazz Guitar Hero: George Benson

January 7, 2022 Lyle Robinson 2

Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank Jazz Guitarist Bobby Broom for allowing this article to be reprinted from his website! Enjoy 🙂 ———— Twelve exemplary recorded performances from one of the greatest legends of […]

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Jazz Guitar Lesson by Tony Corman: Half-diminished Cadences for Guitar

December 6, 2021 Lyle Robinson 2

Half-diminished Cadences for Guitar: By Tony Corman For jazz guitarists, chord reuse is essential. Restricted as we are to six notes at best, we need to make the most of every voicing available to us. […]

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Jostein Gulbrandsen: Thoughts On Improvisation

November 7, 2021 Lyle Robinson 2

New York based Jazz Guitarist Jostein Gulbrandsen shared his thoughts on improvisation to readers of his Facebook page and he was gracious enough to allow Jazz Guitar Life to share it with you all as […]

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Jazz Guitar Lesson with Warren Greig: Playing Jazz On The Guitar

February 25, 2021 Lyle Robinson 0

One of the biggest challenges for the guitarist who is learning to play jazz is the complexity of the fingerboard. Knowing how to play a variety of scales and arpeggios in all keys is necessary […]

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Jazz Guitar Lesson with Warren Greig: Jazz Guitar Approaches

February 25, 2021 Lyle Robinson 0

There are many approaches to learning jazz guitar and by no means is this meant to be a definitive approach. However, in struggling to learn how to play I found some of the methods below […]

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