Reviews

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 […]

The Jazz Guitar of Mark Capon, Capon’s first CD as a leader, is a swinging collection of jazz standards that pays homage to “old school” Jazz Guitar within a contemporary backdrop. Tunes such as “Cherokee”, […]

Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank Jazz Guitarist Joe Finn for his time and insight in writing this review! Well, I finally read it. The biography of Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of […]

Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank John Huntley for his time and insight in writing this review! Howard Morgen has built a prolific career as a guitar teacher, writer and clinician based upon a […]

A top jazz guitarist based in upstate New York, Joe Finn has a mellow tone (a little reminiscent of Jimmy Raney), creates harmonically adventurous improvisations, and swings at every tempo.             The COVID pandemic made it […]

Having followed the musical careers of both Royce Campbell and Chris Whiteman for more than a few years, I was quite excited to find out that they had recently – in 2020 – collaborated on […]

Emergence, the latest – and fifth CD – from New York City Jazz Guitarist Larry Corban, is a hardcore, no-holds-barred collection of eight rousing tunes that showcase not only Corban’s fearless improvisational excursions, but those […]

If you like your Jazz/Blues greasy with a side of Wes, Burrell and a smattering of Jim Hall, then check out New Jersey’s own Jim Josselyn and his latest release to date, Blues From The […]

Jazz Guitar Life would like to thank Philly Jazz Guitarist Larry Tamanini for his thoughtful contribution/review and time. ………… As a one-man operation, if you would like to support all the work I do on Jazz […]

My first ever introduction to Big Band music was when I was around eleven years of age. My mom had a copy of Sinatra at the Sands featuring Frank and the Count Basie Band under […]