“I try to choose transcripts that contribute something. Then I transcribe the music bar by bar (sometimes note by note). Above all, I spend a lot of time trying to make the rhythm as precise […]
“I’ve always favoured pragmatism over artistic struggle! I’ve always made sure my rent and bills were covered by a nice teaching job, so I could pick and choose the gigs that I take – I’m […]
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 […]
With the release of her third CD I Can’t Wait To See You Again, Laurie Dameron has begun to establish herself in the relatively small but growing sorority of female Jazz Guitarists. The fact that […]
Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank Jazz Guitarist Warren Greig for sharing his beautiful arch-top with us all! Enjoy 🙂 In the 1980’s I subscribed to Guitar Player Magazine which had an article on Jimmy D’Aquisto and his […]
“If I could do it all over again, after I heard Joe Pass play, I should have gotten simple vocal versions of the tunes he was playing by great singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie […]
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 […]
Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank LA Guitarist Steve Hoffman for sharing his beautiful arch-top with us all! Enjoy 🙂 I played some guitar in oldies bands back in the 1980’s, and always had a love […]
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