Purcell’s 160-page thesis tackled Peter Bernstein, a New York City musician he called “one of the greatest living jazz-guitar players.” The military again provided a door — and Purcell ...

The genre-mashing LP featured two would-be Cream members and unusual instrumentation, leaving a lasting impression on the ...

As jazz ensembles grew, the six strings of the guitar sometimes had a hard time fitting in. But if the guitar hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, the best guitarists have usually had ...

With the release of his first album, Bright Size Life (1975), he reinvented the traditional "jazz guitar" sound for a new generation of players. Throughout his career, Pat Metheny has continued to ...

Roberts reveals how their hit debut album was created, and how her unique approach to the instrument was shaped by jazz ...

If we took an Em-A7-D (II-V-I) progression and decided to jazz it up with 7ths and extensions ... let’s have a play with some alterations. How about this Eb7#9 in place of the Eb9?

Guitarist, with a very unique finger playing technic, French Ibanez guitar schools teaching ... an album dedicated to jazz arrangements of Sting’s compositions, and also Baïkal (2017) in duet with ...

The Bob Meyer’s Circular Jazz Quartet will be in concert at Lake Flower Landing for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival on Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m., after the fireworks. The Circular Jazz Quartet features ...

Founded by Rich Severson of GuitarCollege.com, the festival aims to create a vibrant community for jazz guitar players and enthusiasts. The festival offers a weekend of jazz guitar performances ...