Reviews

Montreal, famous for its International Jazz Festival, Montreal style bagels and Schwartz’ Smoked Meat, also lays claim to a relatively small but vibrant Jazz scene featuring – among the city’s top-shelf players – brothers Greg […]

With 34 albums out as a leader, plus countless recording sessions as a co-leader and sideman, it would seem that Jazz Guitarist, educator and composer Dave Stryker has practically done it all in the world […]

Ron Jackson’s latest CD – Standards and My Songs – is a swinging collection of eleven tunes – both standards and originals – that features the New York City 7-String Jazz Guitarist delivering what he […]

Guitarist Jon Herington has long been associated with the Jazz/Rock sounds of Steely Dan alongside his own Blues/Rock/Jazz infused original projects such as Time On my Hands, Pulse and Cadence and more than a few […]

Arrangements For Guitar by Jon Herington (4 books) – 18 Arrangements For Solo Guitar by Jon Herington (CD) – A jazz guitar enthusiast’s perspective. Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank Norm Marier for his […]

When I first heard that Jazz Guitarist Bruce Forman had a story to tell regarding how he acquired the late, great Barney Kessel’s iconic ES-350 guitar I knew I needed to know more. Forman was […]

For his 14th date as a leader, Contemporary Smooth Jazz Guitarist Chris Standring has taken a break from his accustomed commercial explorations to follow a long time dream of marrying orchestral grandeur alongside the institution […]

For the most part, the Organ Trio has been a steadfast mainstay of small group Jazz since the early days of Wild Bill Davis back in the forties, resulting in some of the finest groupings […]

The title for John Stein’s latest release, Serendipity, is quite appropriate as it refers to the unexpected trajectory this CD took to get made. The complete story – detailed in the CD booklet by Stein […]

Brooklyn, New York guitarist Nick Moran’s No Time Like Now features a fine blend of traditional jazz alongside more modern sounding fare, bridging the gap nicely between jazz, rock, blues and funk. The first hint of this […]