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 welcomes guest author Justin Varnes. Justin provides advice for guitarists from a drummer’s perspective. Through the strange journey of gigs… …that have comprised...
Jazz Guitar Rhythms You MUST Know The below bonus videos are from Frank Vignola’s 30 Jazz Rhythms You MUST Know. Hope you enjoy the lessons we...
Frank Vignola Chord Melody Etudes Once again, our friends at TrueFire are providing some great Frank Vignola video content! “In this edition of Essentials: Chord Melody Etudes,...
Frank Vignola – The Master, the Teacher, the Entertainer… Intro by Bob Bakert, editor: Frank Vignola is a very favorite of mine. He uses his prodigious...
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...
One of the most crucial things I’ve learned in the past few years is that positive musical development relies heavily on how you spend time AWAY...
Atlanta’s jazz guitar master Trey Wright has released his latest solo effort, “Begin Again”. Mr. Wright puts together a moving group of songs inspired by his recovery from a...
Welcome back to Part 2 of our insight into the style of Django Reinhardt. View Part 1 Django accompanies violinist Stephane Grappelli in a 1939 duet...
From the time I started playing in 1996, 7-string guitars had been seldom (if ever) on my radar. In 2004, I went to a Benedetto Players...
I talk with Jason Lollar of Lollar Pickups, where I get to ask the questions many on the forums have been discussing… A while back I was...
If you’ve never been to a jam session before, it can be a nerve-wrecking experience. These feelings can be compounded by Jazz lore (with stories of...
It would be easy to make an argument that perhaps the most important component of jazz is freedom. One person might say a swing feel is...
Corey Christiansen is recognized as one of the preeminent jazz guitarists in the world. Intro by Bob Bakert, editor – I first became aware of Corey Christiansen...
There has been a lot of discussion lately about “what guitars are best for Jazz”? In previous Jazz Guitar Today articles we make the case that it...
Frank Vignola Shares – Introduction to Chord Melody Step 2… Second part of the Chord Melody Lesson – from Frank Vignola, one of the world’s great players,...