Interviews

“I’ve always been drawn to the chordal aspect of the guitar but in an improvised way – not in worked out “chord melody solos”. Much like learning scales I love to build vocabulary of voicings […]

“Man, people were always saying “yeah, he’s telling a story, telling a story…” I don’t see or hear any story. It was always so ridiculous to me. And then one day I sort of got […]

“The most important elements are knowledge of the finger board and knowing how to construct chords. It’s amazing what you can do with basic theoretical knowledge. One of the common problems is that although theoretical […]

“I had a very strict practice routine in the early years, many hours trying to get better to start to make a living out of it soon…What I am doing now, when I am not […]

Nate Najar is a wonderful working guitarist out of Florida who has re-introduced the nylon string to Jazz. In this interview he talks about his approach to this instrument as well as his musical beginnings […]

“Surviving in New York is difficult no matter what you do. Being an artist with an indefinite income makes it all the more difficult. The stress level is high, which can make it hard to […]

“In Jazz a lot of information is passed on from one person to the next. It’s very much still an oral tradition. It’s great that we have books and recordings and videos that can preserve […]

Jonathan Kreisberg is a phenomenal Jazz Guitarist out of New York City who discusses his musical background, his latest recordings and his philosophy on teaching. A great read that is also entertaining. JazzGuitarLife.com Interview with […]

“Actually, it wasn’t until I heard Bruce (Forman) that I was captivated by Jazz Guitar…and then when I first moved out here I had seen Bruce at a concert and that was it. I was […]

“I took two lessons from Gene Bertoncini when I moved to Jersey City from Boston. He asked me to play solo guitar in his second lesson and I played my solo guitar version of ‘’My […]