Bachman met Lenny Breau when they were teens in Winnipeg and continues to honor the late guitarist's legacy with a deep ...

In France in the early-'30s there was a young gypsy guitarist who had burnt two fingers of his fretting hand to the state of useless (?) appendages, in a caravan fire; Django Reinhardt. Possibly still ...

In a rare interview, Wes Montgomery revealed the insecurities that forced his retreat from jazz, even as he was celebrated as ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...

Guitarist Joe Beck said he thought of the guitar as a six-piece band. Music reviewer Tom Moon says that's exactly how Beck's music sounds: layers of overlapping ideas. He reviews Beck's posthumous ...

Sonoma Valley Jazz Society president Lina Perlas was in attendance and just before Stowell began his first set, she mentioned that “Jazz in the back room” at the Plaza Bistro on Friday nights has been ...

Jazz guitar…. There is no other pairing of words that strike fear into the hearts of guitar players more than those two. The world of jazz guitar is vast. When we think of the leading players from all ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The original and traditional jazz guitar music of John Smedley and bassist ...

Ask a dozen jazz guitar fans for their all-time top guitar albums and The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery is likely to be high on every list. If it isn't, chances are Montgomery's live set ...

Parker's breezy new album, which mixes live music with vintage synthesizers, draws on R&B, early hip-hop, droning electronica, jazz-funk, Afropop and flailing '60s-rock solos. This is FRESH AIR. When ...