Interviews
Dave Kain Interview with Jazz Guitar Life
“I can only give what I can give. Good or bad, I try my best and put it all out there. Sometimes it’s bad and I think sometimes it’s pretty damn good. If anything, it’s […]
Articles by Lyle Robinson
Reviews
Larry Tamanini: Front & Center – Jazz Guitar Life CD Review
From a long line of Philly guitarists including such luminaries as Pat Martino, Dennis Sandole, Kevin Eubanks and Marty Grosz, comes Larry Tamanini, keeping the spirit of Philly Jazz Guitar very much alive. His latest […]
Reviews
Carlos Jiménez Quintet: Don’t Fall – Jazz Guitar Life CD Review
I first came across the music and impressive playing of Montreal Jazz Guitarist Carlos Jiménez when I reviewed the duo album Voices featuring both Jiménez and another great Montreal guitar player Michel Heroux a few […]
Reviews
Dave Stryker: Bakers’ Circle – Jazz Guitar Life CD Review
Every time Jazz Guitarist Dave Stryker comes out with a new CD it’s like visiting with an old friend that you haven’t seen in a while. The sound and feel are comforting and familiar but […]
Reviews
Nelson Riveros: The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery – Jazz Guitar Life CD Review
Nelson Riveros latest CD – The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery – not only pays tribute to the late, great Jazz Guitarist but also to the music of Riveros’ cultural roots in a celebration that […]
Reviews
Mimi Fox: This Bird Still Flies – Jazz Guitar Life CD Review
Just when you think you know someone she does a 180 and your world is forever changed! Okay, that might be a touch dramatic but Mimi Fox, the superb electric Jazz Guitarist from San Francisco […]
Interviews
Chris Flory Interview with Jazz Guitar Life
“When I came into Jazz, I wanted more than what rock and blues had to offer and the first stuff that spoke to me was, you know, the earliest Be-Bop 101 with Charlie Parker and […]
Interviews
Larry Tamanini Interview with Jazz Guitar Life
“I was so young when I met him and I just thought everyone had a Pat Martino in their life that acted as a Jazz Guitar mentor. It wasn’t until I lost my own father […]
Interviews
Chris Parks Interview with Jazz Guitar Life
“It changed my life. I knew I didn’t have any concept of how Bird put those phrases together or even where any of those notes were on my instrument. From the first lesson with Roni […]
Interviews
Chris Whiteman Interview with Jazz Guitar Life
“I come out of Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Benson of course, Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, Barney Kessel and Tal Farlow. These are my idols and these are the guys that I emulated. The purity and […]