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,
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Marc Silver reflects on seeing Wes Montgomery perform in a small club in 1968 – an...
In 2012, jazz guitarist Chris Beyt had the honor of sitting down with jazz guitar legend Jim Hall in his apartment in Manhattan. The interview was...
In early 1970, Frank Hamilton heard that Barney Kessel was opening a music store, Barney Kessel’s Music World…so he gave him a call. I called him...
One of the most inventive and rhythmic guitarists in jazz history was Grant Green. Jazz Guitar Today contributor Joe Barth collects the comments from a number...
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,...
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 Educator David Frackenpohl weighs in on his top 5 Wes Montgomery tracks – and why. Naptown Blues: This is an F blues original...
JGT contributor Bob Tarkington offers up a deep dive into Wes Montgomery’s classic album, ‘Smokin’ at the Half Note John Leslie “Wes” Montgomery was born March...
JGT Contributor Barry Wahrhaftig shares his recent experiences from The Django Reinhardt Festivals of Samois and Fontainebleau. He also attends a Masterclass with Guitarist David Reinhardt....
Bob Bakert, JGT editor: In 1973 I played in a band with an amazing pianist, Joe Azzarello. Joe had played with Buddy Rich through at least...
Jazz Guitar Today Pays Tribute to Barney Kessel Part of our agenda at Jazz Guitar Today is to pay tribute to tradition. JGT contributor and historian Frank...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hector came to our attention via one of our JGT contributors – thanks John Stowell! Enjoy Artist of the Week,
