Posted in Other on Dec 22nd, 2007
Jazz Guitar Life and the Jazz Guitar Life Blog wish everyone and their families a very merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. Here’s to a New Year filled with great music, great gear and a ton of musical memories to last a life time. All the best and we’ll see you […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Videos on Dec 22nd, 2007
There has been a couple of nice Jimmy Raney/Cal Collins video clips on YouTube recently and I thought I would dig into my video archives and pull out a duo performance featuring Jimmy and Atilla Zoller from the 17th Frankfurt Jazz Festival in 1980. They both are of course master Jazz Guitarists in their own […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Instruction on Dec 19th, 2007
I just received a press release about the new Metheny Music Foundation which…”According to its mission statement, the Foundation ‘preserves, promotes, and perpetuates an informed appreciation for all styles of music, honoring the history of the Metheny family through four generations and the rich musical heritage of the city of Lee’s Summit, the state of […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Dec 18th, 2007
I received an email yesterday from Tom, a member over at the Yahoo Jazz Guitar Group, with additional information on Jazz Guitarist turned Pedal Steel player Alvino Rey. I asked tom for permission to post what he emailed me and he agreed, so here’s further info on Alvino Rey…and thanks Tom…:)
Posted in Jazz Guitar Services on Dec 17th, 2007
Exciting news everyone! The next edition of the Montreal Guitar Show (June 27 to 29, 2008) has been announced and it looks like a winner. I was fortunate to have attended last years Montreal Guitar Show (2007) during the Montreal International Jazz Festival and was blown away by not only the beautiful guitars on display, […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Videos on Dec 15th, 2007
The last Cal Collins video I posted turned out to be quite popular so I have added another vid to the collection. This time Cal is the primary featured soloist and man does he play some fine guitar! Check out how he uses his thumb for most of his chords, much like Tal Farlow. And […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Videos on Dec 12th, 2007
Hi all. Just a quick note to say that there are two Jazz Guitar Vid clips that I watched today featuring some wonderful players and playing. The first clip I watched was a mesmerizing performance by not one, but two stalwart Jazz Guitar players: Cal Collins and Jimmy Raney. The names should be enough for […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Dec 10th, 2007
I was chatting this morning with Tom, a member of the Yahoo Jazz Guitar group, about the Cal Collins video I put up on YouTube. During the chat, Tom mentioned a pioneering Swing/Pedal Steel Guitarist by the name of Alvino Rey? I had never heard of Alvino before but apparently he was extremely popular in […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Services on Dec 9th, 2007
Have you ever needed a solo transcribed but didn’t have the skills to do it yourself? Well, there’s a new guitar transcription service by M.D. Elliott. His pitch is that he’ll transcribe solos in a wide variety of styles and players for the beginner or for those who may not have the time to do […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Dec 8th, 2007
I recently had the pleasure to listen to Martin Taylor’s “In Concert” recorded at the Manchester Craftsman’s Guild and was floored! It’s strictly a solo outing for Martin and his playing his awe-inspiring to say the least. His harmonizing and reharmonizing of standard tunes is prodigious as is his technical command of both the […]