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From the good folk at ARTHUR CIRCLE MUSIC… ………… As a one-man operation, if you would like to support all the work I do on Jazz Guitar Life, please consider buying me a coffee or two. Your support […]

So sorry to have read that Rock/Jazz guitarist Jeff Beck has passed away at the age of 78. Like many of us guitarists who stradle the fence of rock and jazz, I had Blow by […]

From the SMOKE PR desk… SMOKE is thrilled to welcome two of today’s leading six-stringers: Peter Bernstein and Kurt Rosenwinkel (marking his SMOKE debut). Universally respected amongst his contemporaries, Peter Bernstein has been a vital part […]

Spontaneously composed from beginning to end, Odysseus—a striking duo venture with the iconic guitarist Ben Monder—juxtaposes an entire journey’s-worth of Winstone’s darting melodies against Monder’s haunting glacial soundscapes. From George’s website Jazz Guitarist Ben Monder […]

From Jazz Guitarist and Friend Jeff Barone…sad news In recent weeks Jack Wilkins was hospitalized with a serious blood infection. He has also been quietly dealing with kidney disease for the past four years. He […]

Jazz Guitar Life laments the passing of player and educator Mick Goodrick. He has been a huge influence to countless Jazz Guitarists and musicians worldwide and his sought after The Advancing Guitarist has become a […]

Jazz Guitar Life’s own contributing writer and friend – Dr. Wayne Goins – is now an official Benedetto Artist…way to go Wayne! 🙂 Benedetto Guitars, Savannah GA USA Please give a warm Benedetto welcome to […]

Jazz Guitar Life has just learned of the passing of the great organist Joey DeFrancesco who had also found his voice on Trumpet and Sax in recent years*. Like his mentor Jimmy Smith, DeFrancesco swung […]

One of the 2022 NAMM Show Milestone Award Winners was Quebec Guitar maker Robert Godin who, for the past 50 years, has been making high quality and relatively affordable Guitars for discerning players from Rock […]