A Pentatonic scale is simply a scale containing 5 notes. Traditional scales such as major scales or modal scales contain 7 notes. When you use a...
Slim Gambill has played for years in one of the most successful country bands ever, yet his background is not country… In addition to playing in...
JGT Artist of the Week, Chuck Anderson » A LITTLE ABOUT Chuck Anderson has devoted his long career to the guitar with a specialization in the...
A message from Gunnar Mossblad & Dave Stryker On June 14th, 2019, after a week of unexplained fatigue on his gigs, the great jazz guitarist VIC...
Yamaha joined veteran’s group Guitars for Vets (G4V) Thursday afternoon and evening to hold a live music performance in observance of National PTSD Awareness Day. The...
Fifteen years ago, musician Wayne Krantz released an unconventionally entertaining music theory book, “An Improviser’s OS,” through his website, waynekrantz.com. Frustrated by traditional methods of learning and...
New JGT Series: Acoustic Guitar & Jazz Intro by Bob Bakert, JGT editor: Down through the years ‘jazz guitar’ has come to mean carved ‘archtops’, usually...
JGT contributor Bill Farrish provides a valuable lesson on diminished scales. More to come on Diminished Scales…
The concept of rhythm is simple. It’s the duration of a note, a chord or a pattern. Rhythm is integrated into every facet of music. A...
After Bill works with students on developing their initial technique, he starts to introduce lessons on Major Scales. This easy Major Scale lesson will hopefully encourage...
Jazz Guitar Today sits down with Austin’s David Grissom. Bob Bakert, Editor of Jazz Guitar Today: It was Austin City Limits well over a decade ago....
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. ...
July 28-August 3 at UVM in Burlington, Vermont. Featuring Roni Ben-Hur, Helio Alves, Alexis Cole, Ralph Lalama, Harvie S and Sylvia Cuenca Now in it’s 19th...
Learn Frank’s ‘Don’t Get Around Much’ Arrangement – get started with his breakdown video. Once you have mastered this arrangement… try Frank’s 7 Day Free Trial...
Bob Bakert, editor of Jazz Guitar Today: We are very proud to present our interview with Robben Ford. Robben has always been at top of my...