JGT Newsroom

Make Your Plans! Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival 2024

Joe Barth

Jack Pearson, American Musical Treasure

Bob Bakert, Editor

MORE Bruce Forman Philosophies About Music, Guitar, And Life – Part 2

Chuck Anderson

What To Know About Fusing Arpeggios And Scales

Guest Perspectives

What You Need To Know About Flatwound Strings

Vince Lewis

New Vince Lewis Guitar Arrangement, “Embraceable You”

Mark Stefani

Guitarist Mark Stefani Shares Original Blues Compositions

Ted Ludwig

Ted Ludwig’s Jazz ‘Lick of the Week’ #21

Zakk Jones

The Meat And Potatoes Of Your Jazz Guitar Journey, Drop 3 Voicings

Thomas Amoriello Jr.

Up And Coming Guitarist, Noah Myers

Brad Jeter

A Bit Of Work…But Now A Fantasitic Guitar!

Leon Rodriguez

New Leon Rodriguez Lesson: In Position Vertical Cycles (Part 3) – The 3-note 7th

Marc Silver

Acoustic Flattops in Jazz #4: Django Reinhardt, Kenny Burrell, Earl Klugh, Larry Coryell and More

Bill Farrish

“Jingle Bells” Arrangement For The Holidays

Greg Chako

Promote or Demote Yourself!

Trey Wright

Jazz Guitar Today Lesson: Improvising Over The ii V7 I Progression, Part 1

Wayne Goins

Guitarist Mark Strickland Hiding In Plain View

John March

Exploring the Legacy of Ted Greene: The Transcription Project

Jonathan Ross

New Book From Colter Harper, “Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood”

Frank Vignola

Help Jimmy Bruno In The Tragic Loss Of Peggy Bruno

David Frackenpohl

Six Standards You Should Know – “On Green Dolphin Street”

John Stowell

Soloing Strategies With Irving Berlin’s “How Deep Is The Ocean”

Dustin Fichter

New Bill Evans Video Lesson – Exploring And Analyzing Various Characteristics, Part 2

Taylor Roberts

Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, The Allman Brothers – and Taylor Roberts

Beth Marlis

Meet Jocelyn Gould… Rising Guitar Star, Bandleader and Guitar Department Head

Bill Hart

Molly Miller Trio Performs At Atlanta’s Velvet Note

Ray Matuza

A Perspective From The Stage At Frank Vignola Guitar Night

Sean McGowan

New Album From Sean McGowan, “Portmanteau”

Joe Finn

Why It’s Important To Focus On Ensemble Skills

Charles Williams

Happy 76! Pat Martino

Anthony Mancini

Harmonizing the Creative Soul and the Professional Mind

Ed Acquesta

How To Enhance Your Solo Guitar Playing, Part 4

Evan Skopp

How do I go About Selecting a Pickup for My Guitar?

Giuseppe Continenza

Giuseppe Continenza’s Chord Melody Secrets Revealed, Part 1

Fareed Haque

The Most Common Complaint From Older Musicians

Tom Lippincott

What You Need To Know About Rhythm, Lesson #3

Billy Wilkie

Call it “D Dorian – G Altered – C Maj​ Lickomania”

Zack Devine

Finding Jazz…Melodic Concepts For “Carry On Wayward Son”

Patrick Arthur

What To Know About Minor Blues and Tritone Substitutions

Barry Wahrhaftig

Prometheus Unchained, Gypsy Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Joscho Stephan         

Frank Hamilton

Remembering Barney Kessel’s Music World

Ivan Gygi

What To Know About Quartal Harmony and the Tritone Substitution

Steve Herberman

Exclusive 7 String Lesson From Steve Herberman, Down Low Blues

Wes RD Wraggett

Bach to the Future Continues

Tyrone Jackson

What Jazz Pianists Want To Tell Guitarists, Part 2

Jackson Evans

JGT Review: Tim Fischer’s The Holy City Sessions

Bobby Broom

10 Standards for Transitioning from Blues/Rock to Jazz Guitar

Curtis Jones

Guitarist Curtis Jones Shares His Memories of Tony Rice

Richard Burgess

How To Approach Note Soloing, Part 2

Doug Martin

JGT Masterworks Spotlight: Otto D’Ambrosio’s Allegro Special

Tim Mirth

Jazz, Play it Loud!

Mark Altekruse

It’s Hard to Define ‘Jazz’…but this is Pretty Darn Close​

George Walker Petit

One Man’s Quest for His ‘Dream’ Guitar

Wolf Marshall

PAT MARTINO: A Tribute by Wolf Marshall

Mark Herring

JGT Review: Dave Stryker’s – Eight Track III

Ede Wright

A Lesson in Rhythm for Guitarists

Chris Beyt

The Never Published Interview Of The Legendary Jim Hall

Tony Wasilewski

A Night To Be Remembered…The Mike Stern Quintet At The Velvet Note

James Galloway

JGT Review: Godin ACS Nylon String/Synth Guitar

Paul Beard

New JGT Review: Julian Lage, “View With A Room”

Misha Stefanuk

Why Music Does Not Need To Be Separated Into Genres

Jim Josselyn

Looking For Endless Blues Inspiration?

Tamara Fuller

True Confessions of a Jazz Club Owner: Why Do We Hire Guitarists?

Mitch Chmara

My Absolute Favorite Top 10 Jazz Guitar Solos

Staffan William-Olsson

An International Perspective Of Frank Zappa

Pat Bianchi

Top 10 Jazz Organ Trios

Larry Tamanini

Valuable Tips And Hints To Help Learn, “Autumn Leaves”

Raul Amador

Looking for the ​Highest Quality Signal with your Cables?

Paul Fischer

Atlanta Jazz Scene: Rich in Jam Sessions, But Gigs?