Interviews
Tony Richards Interview with Jazz Guitar Life
“When I saw Monk, I didn’t quite grasp of how big of a deal it was at the time. That is because I was so young. But, it left me with a huge impression and […]
Articles by Lyle Robinson
Reviews
Ron Jackson: Standards and My Songs – Jazz Guitar Life Review
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 […]
Blog
Adam Smale – 5 Desert Island Album Picks
Regardless if you’re a beginning student of Jazz Guitar or an established player, we all have at least five albums that we cannot be without! With that said, Jazz Guitar Life has asked Jazz Guitarist Adam […]
Blog
Mark Capon – 5 Desert Island Album Picks
Regardless if you’re a beginning student of Jazz Guitar or an established player, we all have at least five albums that we cannot be without! With that said, Jazz Guitar Life has asked Jazz Guitarist Mark […]
Blog
Jazz Guitar Beauties: Cranmer KP-L5 – David McCormack
Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank Guitarist David McCormack for sharing this beautiful Cranmer KP-L5 arch-top with us all! Enjoy 🙂 In 2020 during lock-down, I made the mistake of watching a YouTube video of the making of […]
Blog
Dan Adler – 5 Desert Island Album Picks
Regardless if you’re a beginning student of Jazz Guitar or an established player, we all have at least five albums that we cannot be without! With that said, Jazz Guitar Life has asked Jazz Guitarist Dan […]
Blog
Dom Minasi on Learning the “Hard Way”
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 […]
Reviews
Jon Herington: (quiet) – Jazz Guitar Life CD Review
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 […]
Reviews
Jon Herington: Arrangements For Guitar – Jazz Guitar Life Book Review
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 […]
Podcast
The Jazz Guitar Life Podcast: Ep 6 Featuring Bruce Forman
Jazz Guitarist Bruce Forman has been on the scene for a very long time and has – over the years – played with practically everybody and anybody, from Ray Brown and Richie Cole to Freddie […]