Learn how guitarists Erick Hailstone in Portland and Ray Legnini in Philadelphia created a virtual long-distance duet. Each guitarist played a few sections and then sent...
JGT editor and guitarist Bob Bakert misses the audiences and his many musician friends during this challenging time. As the editor of Jazz Guitar Today, I...
Sixteen-year-old jazz guitar phenom Henry Acker was recently awarded the DownBeat magazine’s Student Award for Outstanding Performance – Guitar. The DownBeat awards are given to...
Dave Stryker Organ Trio shares a little grease during these tough times. Dave Stryker: “Looking forward to when we can play together again, instead of alone...
JGT Contributor Zakk Jones shares a valuable lesson regarding ‘learning music by ear’. What’s the first thing you do when you decide to learn a new...
Italian jazz guitarist Eleonora Strino shares the challenges of being a musician in Italy during these difficult times. And check out Eleonora’s new ‘quarantined’ video below....
Jazz Guitar Today reached out to players to ask the question, “What albums influenced you and your playing style?” Corey Christiansen is recognized as one of...
Barry Wahrhaftig’s gypsy jazz band is dedicated to playing and preserving the music of Django Reinhardt – their latest album release is a great example of this...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Zakk Jones provides a Major lesson on Minor superimpositions – with video and examples. A JGT Must Read! A quick lesson about...
We are sad to report the death of jazz fusion legend Ryo Kawasaki – Ryo died in Tallinn, Estonia on April 13, 2020, at the age...
‘The Jazz Strat’, the first model from Fender’s 2020 Parallel Universe Volume II Series, is officially available as of today. Fender Introduces ‘The Jazz Strat’ –...
Chuck Anderson offers his Jazz Guitar Master class from November 23rd, 2019 in West Chester, PA. First time available. Master Class includes: What is jazz guitar? Brief...
In a letter to JGT’s Bob Bakert, Pat Martino’s longtime manager and friend Joe Donofrio provides an update on Pat. Bob Bakert, JGT Editor: I got...
Mark Stefani’s “Inside Out” is a spirited, original swing blues piece written in the key of Bb, and is dedicated to jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno. In...
Chuck Anderson identifies key concepts for ‘Unresolved Modulation in Harmony’ – his Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series continues. Today’s harmonic topic is called Unresolved or Unresolved...