Posted in Give-aways on Aug 16th, 2007
Welcome to the first Jazz Guitar Life Blog give-away. I started this blog to be a daily(ish) reflection on Jazz Guitar and things related. Sometimes I hear a player on the radio or read something in a magazine or website that I feel would be cool to share with others but would clutter up the […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 15th, 2007
Looking for information on another guitarist I stumbled upon a site dedicated to the memory of Emily Remler. It is a wonderful site filled with personal anecdotes, memories, transcriptions and musical examples about Emily and the people around her all laid out in an aesthtic of warmth and soft colors. For those who are not […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 14th, 2007
I am very pleased to let you all know that I had a phone interview this evening with Jazz Guitarist Joe Beck. For those who may not be familiar with Joe Beck, he was a seminal Jazz/Rock Guitarist during the late sixties and into the seventies, eighties, nineties, and on. He was the first electric […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 14th, 2007
I have just uploaded the last of my Mike Stern Invitation concert series reviews. Five exceptional groupings of extremely talented players hosted by Mike Stern
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 12th, 2007
I have had the pleasure of seeing Pat Martino live twice and I have always come away from the concerts fully realizing why Pat Martino is an icon of Jazz Guitar. His spiritual and technical approach to the instrument is uncanny as is his contribution to the discipline that is Jazz Guitar.
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Aug 8th, 2007
The subject line of this post is in reference to Kenny Burrell’s album “God Bless The Child”. When I get too much into the “mechanics” of Jazz Guitar playing I always find solace in the bluesy comfort of Kenny Burrell. Even though he is one of the icons of Jazz Guitar his playing has a […]