Interviews

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“…when you do something from your heart, when you come forward, people respond to it. Because all of my technique and everything I’ve developed over the years and all my years studying Jazz and Harmony, […]

“I never practised scales. I just worked on playing songs and improvising over the chords.” Royce Campbell Royce is a wonderful Jazz Guitarist who has played with a slew of top-shelf entertainers including Henry Mancini […]

” I would hope that anyone interested in my work as a player or an educator realizes that this is my own personal vision of how I interpret jazz. I can only teach or coach someone […]

“Make sure you enjoy the opportunities of playing as they come up, and don’t ruin the performances by racking yourself with worry. I’ve had many really cool playing situations where I got to play with […]

“Yes, I think the label is confining, especially when radio supervisors refuse to listen to something with my name attached to it. They assume it will be too far out. First and foremost I consider […]

“I like to work on perpetual motion studies – finding a motive and keeping the motive moving through the changes – through different tempos and keys. I have a 2 hour technique workout that keeps […]