Joining Spiegel on NITTY GRITTY are the members of his organ trio Jim Gasior (piano and organ), Lucas Apostoleris (drums), along other guests. When RUSS SPIEGEL isn’t jetting off to Europe or elsewhere...
JGT contributor Joe Barth checks in with guitarist Pasquale Grasso and talks about his new release, Fervency. Born on a farm in Italy, Pasquale Grasso’s father...
One of the powerhouse musicians on the scene today is Danish guitarist Jakob Bro. The ECM recording artist has worked with saxophonists Joe Lovano, Charles Lloyd,...
Russ Spiegel’s new CD “Nitty Gritty” explores the guitar-organ combination. The right combination complements and brings out the best in one another: coffee and donuts, hamburgers and...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Joe Barth talks to New York jazz guitarist Ethan Mann. Ethan Mann considers Harlem home as a place to live, as well...
JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to guitarist Yul Ballesteros. Above photo credit: Nacho González/ Auditorio A.Kraus Keeping active performing both in Spain and the Canary Islands...
JGT’s Joe Barth talks to guitarist Jake Reichbart about influences, favorite albums, and career. From Ann Arbor, Jake Reichbart lives and performs in lower Michigan and...
JGT’s Joe Barth talks to Slovenian jazz guitarist Marko Čepak Maki. Slovenia is known for its beautiful mountains and lakes, but there is also a lot...
In this interview, Brazilian guitarist Badi Assad discusses her motivation and direction with JGT’s Joe Barth. Badi Assad showed promise on the guitar at an early...
Joe Barth talks to guitarist Brian Nova from the Emerald City’s busy expanding jazz scene. Brian Nova has toured Europe regularly as well as performing in...
JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to one of the outstanding guitarists up and down the West Coast, Storm Nilson. Storm studied at the California Institute of...
A huge fan of the music found in various movies, Dave Stryker releases an album with a full orchestra of songs. For the “Goes to the...
JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to Jason Keiser and John Stowell about the new album, Kind of Kenny. Canadian trumpeter Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014), who lived in...
JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to one of the finest Brazilian musicians around the Seattle area, Marco Antonio de Carvalho. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...
A stalwart of the Atlanta jazz scene is guitarist Trey Wright. In addition to his active playing schedule, Trey is a full-time professor of jazz music...