

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,
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver continues with #4 in the ‘Acoustic Flattops in Jazz’ series by featuring a number of iconic jazz guitarists. In this...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver continues the ‘Acoustic Flattops in Jazz’ series by featuring a number of iconic jazz guitarists. In this fourth and final...
JGT contributor Marc Silver recalls a very memorable guitar lesson…with the legendary Joe Pass Above photo Shelly Manne, Ray Brown, and Marc Silver on guitar, the...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver reflects on seeing Wes Montgomery perform in a small club in 1968 – an unforgettable experience. The year was 1968,...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver continues the ‘Acoustic Flattops in Jazz’ series with musical innovator, Ralph Towner. In 1972 I left the Berklee College of...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver continues the ‘Acoustic Flattops in Jazz’ series with the legendary John McLaughlin. The first time I saw John McLaughlin play...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver introduces a new series, Acoustic Flattops in Jazz. First up, Pat Metheny and eight guitars he has used over the...
Over the next few months, JGT contributor Marc Silver will be profiling several highly influential axe masters that have added flattop acoustics to their sonic arsenal....
Jazz guitarist and JGT contributor Marc Silver explains the ten tracks that had a major impact on him as a younger player. Most of these tracks...
JGT contributor and guitarist Marc Silver provides a look at the Gibson L5’s of Wes Montgomery. Photo above: Marc Silver playing a vintage 1966 L5-CES (pickguard...
Jazz Guitarist and JGT Contributor Marc Silver takes a good look at the Sadowsky Jim Hall Archtop Guitar In recent years we have seen jazz guitar...
2019 is an important personal milestone in my life because it marks 50 years of friendship between George Benson and me. It began in Detroit when...
Pat Metheny, Still Life (Talking) This album is special to me because I found it in the cutout bin of a used record shop sometime in...
Contemporary Guitar Improvisation is a tried and tested method based on five simple fingering patterns that form the foundation of the system. With just the five patterns,...
Jazz Guitar Today: We wanted to take a look back 50 years – so we asked one of our contributors, Marc Silver, to reflect on some...