Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 30th, 2007
Hey all. It’s been a few days since my last post as I am trying to catch up with the last days of Summer. Hope you are all doing the same. The subject line may be a bit misleading since Jazz/R&B/Rock Guitarist Lee Ritenour is anything but a “blast from the past”. However, the blast […]
Posted in Give-aways on Aug 24th, 2007
UPDATE: Congratulations to Dennis K. who is the first winner of the Jazz Guitar Life Blog give-away. He has accepted the CD and will receive it via snail mail.
The first Jazz Guitar Life Blog give-away is now closed. I have chosen the winner and that individual has been notified via email. I appreciated the comments […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 24th, 2007
As I was doing some writing this afternoon, I was listening, like I always do, to Jazz Radio station KCSM and happened upon a tune that while I didn’t know the origin of, I had no problem immediately recognized the sonic signature of Jazz Guitarist Dave Stryker. For those who may not be familiar with […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 24th, 2007
The one thing that first attracted me to the young Julian Lage was not his playing but his smile. Now before I have all the members of the opposite sex burning their “We Love Lyle” Fan Club cards, let me state that I am still heterosexual and haven’t yet jumped ship. Not that there’s anything […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 20th, 2007
For those who do not know Dom Minasi, he is a New York Jazz Guitarist who has branched off from the traditional to the free. He is a guitarist who heeds no master but himself and who continues to break new ground in the realm of Free Jazz or more distinctly, improvised music at it’s […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 19th, 2007
Listening to radio station KCSM a few days ago I heard some great guitar playing from a few players, two who I knew and one I had never heard of but I’m glad I did. The two known cats were Mark Elf and Peter Leitch. Both outstanding Jazz Guitarists who have made Jazz their career […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 18th, 2007
I ‘m currently listening to a private audience recording of a concert given by two extraordinarily gifted Jazz Guitarists, Peter Bernstein and Kurt Rosenwinkel, in 2003 at New York’s Fat Cat Jazz Club. There are a total of five tunes on this specific “recording” and needless to say, they play wonderfully throughout with a very […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 17th, 2007
I came across an article on Larry Coryell in the Detroit Free Press that answered five questions from Larry’s Autobiography “Improvising: My Life in Music”. I will definitely pick up this book for my own interests as well as to review for Jazz Guitar Life. I have been a fan of Larry’s playing […]
Posted in Other on Aug 16th, 2007
I was listening to the best Jazz radio station out there KCSM (in my opinion anyway) and I heard a great track by trumpeter Russell Gunn with a wonderful guitarist who I couldn’t place sonically. When I checked out Russell to see who it was I was very surprised to find out that it was […]
Posted in Other on Aug 16th, 2007
Jazz Guitar Life and I’m sure the entire music community mourns the passing of the legendary drummer Max Roach who passed away last night. May he find peace wherever he roams.