Jazz in Nashville…
Jazz Guitar Today spotlights improvisational players in the Music City.
Bob Bakert, Editor: For the last few years Little Walter Tube Amps has hosted an endorsee appreciation evening show during Summer NAMM. The list of players included Andy Reiss, Pat Burgeson, Robben Ford, Brent Mason, and many others.
All the warm-ups in the green room contained lots of jazz “language and vocabulary”. I was astonished (and impressed) to find many of these players are huge jazz fans with prodigious chops. Although some of the players make their living in the studios and concert halls playing a variety of genres, left on their own – they love to play “contemporary improvisational music” or what many call “jazz.”
These are the first of a series of Jazz Guitar Today articles addressing the influence of jazz on players in Nashville.
Jazz in Nashville: Trey Hensley
Editor Bob Bakert speaks with guitarist Trey Hensley as Jazz Guitar Today continues the ‘Jazz in Nashville’ series. JGT: When I was backstage at the Little Walter shows the last two years I heard a lot of bebop and post-bop lines. How much is jazz batted about among the Nashville players? Is there a growing interest
Pat Bergeson: Playing Jazz and Improvised Music
Jazz Guitar Today continues the ‘Jazz in Nashville’ series. Editor Bob Bakert speaks with Pat Bergeson. JGT: How much is jazz batted about among the Nashville players? Is there a growing interest in jazz and its many iterations? Pat: There has always been an interest in Jazz among many guitarists that I have noticed in my
Andy Reiss: Incorporating Jazz Influences
JGT is as interested in the “language” of jazz in any improvised music as it is in “jazz” itself. Editor Bob Bakert speaks with Andy Reiss. JGT: When I was backstage at the Little Walter shows the last two years I heard a lot of bebop and post-bop lines. How much is jazz batted about among
Jack Pearson: Exploring the “Language” of Jazz
More and more Nashville players are performing jazz or incorporating jazz influences in their playing. JGT Editor Bob Bakert speaks to Jack Pearson. JGT: When I was backstage at the Little Walter shows the last two years I heard a lot of bebop and post-bop lines. How much is jazz batted about among the Nashville
Brent Mason: Guitar Wizard of Nashville
Jazz Guitar Today talks to Brent Mason Bob Bakert, Editor of Jazz Guitar Today: Brent Mason has played guitar on literally thousands of records, lots of movie soundtracks, many television shows and commercials. His client list is the “Who’s Who” of country stars and producers. Brent is known for his country licks and chicken pickin’. His
