Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Nov 21st, 2007
There is a film company in the UK, Sixteen Films, that has made a documentary on Jazz Guitarist Pat Martino called “Martino Unstrung“, focusing on Pat’s “ascent from the depths of amnesia to the peak of artistry“.
As you may or may not know, Pat Martino had a near fatal brain aneurysm in 1980 that caused […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Gigs on Nov 18th, 2007
Hey all. I received an email informing me that Jimmy Bruno and Joe Beck will rekindle the magic in a concert setting next Sunday, the 25th of November. For those who may not know, Jimmy and Joe made an album back in 1999 titled “Polarity” which was received well by fans and critics alike. It’s […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Nov 17th, 2007
A couple of days ago I received Dave Allen’s latest CD titled “Real and Imagined” and while I was only able to give it a cursory listen for the moment, it is an enthralling session with brilliant playing by all concerned. For those who are not familiar with Dave Allen, he is an extremely talented […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Nov 15th, 2007
Today is the wonderful Jazz Guitarist Kevin Eubanks birthday. I first heard Kevin on his debut recording “Guitarist” for the great label Elektra/Musician back in the early eighties. It was an awesome record that featured some hot playing by Kevin…especially “Thumb/Blues for Wes” which was just killer. I still listen to it today. I bought […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Nov 15th, 2007
As the subject line states, I was in Jazz Guitar Heaven this morning as I listened to eight wonderful players on my fav Jazz Radio station KCSM. As I sat at my computer, working from home, I was constantly distracted, in a good way, by how much great Jazz Guitar music there was happening on […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Nov 14th, 2007
I was listening to my favorite Jazz radio station the other day and heard a tune that caught my attention. It was a straight-ahead yet “fusiony” tune with some wicked guitar playing. I waited until the tune was over for the announcer to say who it was and was quite surprised to hear that […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Nov 8th, 2007
Today is Russell Malone’s birthday. For those who don’t know, Russell is one of today’s premiere Jazz Guitarists who exhibits his own unique quality whenever he picks up the guitar. He can play practically any style of Jazz and his blues playing is smokin’. Plus, he’s got one of the meanest vibrato’s of any guitar […]