Interviews

In recent years, I’ve been most interested in the problem of “being with others” and that of “authenticity”, more particularly how phenomenology, a modern branch of philosophy, treats them. Jazz busies itself with these two […]

Well, they didn’t have that then, but they did have something else. It’s a thing called “hot licks.” You know, you hear a hot lick and you say to yourself, ‘hey, play that again. Let […]

“Kenny Burrell was a champion and mentor to me during a still very formative time in my career. As the years have progressed beyond that time, the magnitude of what he was trying to do […]

…the light bulb came on as to what I needed to do if I wanted to have a sustained career in music. With that credit I was able to go on and work with Ronnie […]

Welcome Jazz Guitar Lifers to Dr. G.’s Spotlight Series featuring Chicago Jazz Guitarist Henry Johnson. Enjoy 🙂 ………… As a one-man operation, if you would like to support all the work I do on Jazz Guitar […]

“…he invites people to come in and be a guest teacher or guest instructor. So I got a call from him one day, somebody had mentioned my name to him and he asked me if […]

“I’ve always had a very specific practice routine. I’m naturally a very regimented person and like to figure out what my goals are and how I can achieve them. My practice has always been divided […]

“So I played with Jack McDuff. He sat in with us and played… and he actually took my phone number. And a couple of months later, Jack McDuff called me. He was… I don’t know […]

“Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Pat Martino, Albert King, B.B. King, and Charlie Christian are integral to the way I approach this music. There are countless recordings by them that […]