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,
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...
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...
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...
Jimmy Bruno is one of kind! His playing, his personality, his outlook on life, his profession, his likes and dislikes are all here for you –...
Keith Williams and his YouTube channel ‘Five Watt World’ present the history of the classic Gibson ES-335 guitar. A great story on the Gibson ES-335… but...
JGT Contributor Ivan Gygi provides a valuable lesson on the Dominant Cycle in Jazz. Developing the ability to improvise over the dominant cycle is essential for...
In this JGT lesson, Bill Farrish takes a look at guide tone voicings and some tips for using them. In the examples below I’ve applied a...
Understanding and Blending Your Influences – again JGT Contributor Mark Stefani provides some valuable tips from his popular Coach’s Corner series. In this edition of the...
Jazz Guitar Today talks to performers Trey Wright and Laura Coyle about the challenges of playing in a guitar/voice duo. JGT: You have chosen to take...
Jazz Guitar Today catches up with Jazz Guitarist and Educator, Davy Mooney – and he is keeping very busy. On January 27 I recorded a live...
In this Mark Stefani lesson for Jazz Guitar Today, Mark centers on one of his favorite guitar options… …playing thumb-brushed octaves in the Wes Montgomery tradition,...
In Part 2, Chuck Anderson provides more about the foundation of harmonics as the Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series continues. We have looked into Full Diatonic major...
This past January was a busy month in New Orleans with the annual Jazz Educator’s Network (JEN) convention, the Danny Barker Festival, and the OffBeat Magazine Best of the Beat...