Artist of the Week
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,
Check out this Wes-based upper-string guitar solo lesson based on Mark Stefani’s “Freight Trane” recording. This lesson is based on one 12-bar chorus from my jazz...
JGT contributor and Kennesaw State University professor Trey Wright demonstrates applying Altered Dominant Voicings to Major ii V7 I Cadences. Musical Examples More Trey Wright Video...
Jazz guitarist Luca Codecà researches, transcribes, and performs the Carl Kress’s “Love Song” with the original tuning (video). When I first moved to the United States,...
Giuseppe Continenza provides a quick lesson with a technique that Pat Metheny uses in his phrasing. Jazz Guitar Today welcomes Giuseppe! Welcome to my first lesson in...
JGT contributor Mark Stefani gets down to the facts with some popular ‘myths’ – and why they should be ELIMINATED from the minds of all aspiring...
In this Jazz Guitar Today lesson, Bill Farrish provides more details and examples on shell voicings and guide tones with extensions. This month I wanted to...
Mark Stefani presents a lesson for both guitarists and bassists, featuring four funky blues licks from a groove-based trio original in his “Home Bass” collection. I’ve played...
Chuck Anderson provides examples with his Secondary Dominants lesson – his Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series continues. Secondary Dominant is a subset of Partial Diatonic There...
JGT Contributor Zakk Jones shares a valuable lesson regarding ‘learning music by ear’. What’s the first thing you do when you decide to learn a new...
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...
Chuck Anderson offers his Jazz Guitar Master class from November 23rd, 2019 in West Chester, PA. First time available. Master Class includes: What is jazz guitar? Brief...
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 shares his ‘Classical Music’ technique to create fluid harmony. Jimmy Bruno: From my extensive listening to Classical music, I heard a lot of contrary motion...
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...
Hector came to our attention via one of our JGT contributors – thanks John Stowell! Enjoy Artist of the Week,
