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,
Intervals are the distances between notes. There are 2 types: Diatonic inside the major scale and Chromatic outside the major scale. Diatonic Intervals Notes from a...
The first time I played with a jazz guitar player, he gave me some very specific details regarding voicings. “When we get to the F7 chord...
We live in ever-changing times. Times are always changing because society wants to evolve. Now, more than ever, we are seeing things change at light speed. ...
Nashville luthier and renown ‘guitar tech’ Joe Glaser shares his thoughts on Robben Ford’s famous Telecaster. Robben Ford’s 1960 Telecaster is one of my very favorite...
You did it. After 4 years of hard work, late nights, early mornings, exams, juries, recitals and everything in between… You’ve walked proudly across the stage...
Don’t make stupid mistakes… I don’t care how talented you are, it truly only goes so far when you have professional considerations like writing emails, booking...
The Jazz Guitar Style is, to me, an art form – not a commercial form. That’s the good news and the bad news. The good news...
The word practice is often equated with long, tedious repetition. It doesn’t have to be… In fact, it shouldn’t be! There are two ways to work...
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...
Chuck Anderson provides career tips for guitarists. So, can you make a living with the guitar? Well, after 55 years of working exclusively in the guitar...
Session guitar players are always in demand. So, what are the qualifications for this work? There is a surprisingly wide variety needed in the session world. ...
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...
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...
Jazz Guitar Today: Welcome to “Beyond the Frets” – a monthly column dedicated to the real-life challenges and triumphs of being a professional guitarist in...