

Hector Manuel Quintana, Artist of the Week
Hector came to our attention via one of our JGT contributors – thanks John Stowell! Enjoy Artist of the Week,
Third in the series – jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger Dave Frackenpohl outlines what jazz standards players are expected to know at gigs and jam sessions....
Once again, jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger Dave Frackenpohl outlines what jazz standards players are expected to know at gigs and jam sessions. Players are expected...
Jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger Dave Frackenpohl outlines what jazz standards players are expected to know at gigs and jam sessions. Knowing them from memory can...
Guitarist and educator Dave Frackenpohl transcribes the chorus on Chet Baker’s ‘Bud’s Blues’. Dave Frackenpohl: Trumpeter Chet Baker was associated with the cool jazz style. He...
Guitarist and educator Dave Frackenpohl transcribes a Miles Davis solo from ‘Bongo Bop’. Bob Bakert, Editor: I am always intrigued by the horns of Miles Davis,...
Bob Bakert, Editor: I have always been impressed with how trumpeters phrase and develop notes and solos. They work with the same notes that us guitar...
A good indicator in the favor of flat keys would be that some of the horns associated with jazz, trumpet and saxophone, are transposing instruments. Flat...