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,
A jazz and classical guitarist with incredible skills. » A LITTLE ABOUT Pasquale was conservatory-trained in classical guitar at Music Conservatory of Bologna under Professor Walter...
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...
Jazz Guitar Today caught up with Dave Stryker to discuss his recent #1 album, the inspiration behind the project and much more. JGT: Let’s talk about what’s...
Join jazz guitarist Dave Stryker as he breaks down guitar chords and demonstrates solo ideas for improvising on the popular song Recorda Me. Please sign up...
Dave Stryker continues his exploration of jazz interpretations of pop and R&B greats of the 1970’s with his latest release “Eight Track III”. The song selection...
New Release from Scott Henderson! » A LITTLE ABOUT Scott studied arranging and composition at Florida Atlantic University, then moved to Los Angeles in 1980. He...
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…