Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Apr 24th, 2008
For those who don’t know, Sheryl Bailey is a truly wonderful Jazz Guitarist who I have had the pleasure of interviewing and reviewing. She’s got scary technique, great compositional sense, and most importantly, humor. She takes herself and her music seriously, but she can make you laugh, or at least crack a smile through her […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Philosophy on Apr 20th, 2008
I wrote a post a while back about Jazz Guitarist Julian Lage and how he always seemed to be smiling when playing. Well, recently I was sent a YouTube link showing a five year old Polish boy playing drums. The first thing you notice, apart from the fact that for five years old he’s a […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Apr 19th, 2008
Every now and then when I’m reevaluating my playing I turn to a few artists to regain my focus: Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery and George Benson (the earlier years, sorry George). I find that they tend to bring me back to that special sound of Straight Ahead Jazz and Soulful Blues that is a dominant […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Apr 17th, 2008
1982, I had just become a Jazz Guitar snob and was soaking up as much Jazz Guitar music and information as I could lay my hands, and ears on. It was around this time that I also had great seats for my first Montreal International Jazz Festival which featured amongst other great players like Pat […]
Posted in Other on Apr 13th, 2008
Hey all. Just a quick post to say that I came upon two interesting sites today that I enjoyed very much and thought I’d pass them along to y’all. The first one is a blog titled “Cahl’s Juke Joint: A Rock, Blues and Jazz Blog.” Cahl is definitely a fan of music and he’s got […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Instruction on Apr 12th, 2008
Chances are, if you are a player, student or fan of Jazz Guitar, you have heard of the National guitar Workshop or at least have seen their instructional materials, published by Alfred Publishing, at your local music store. What you may not know however, is that every summer in various parts of the US, they […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Apr 12th, 2008
After posting about the induction of Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt to the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Nesuhi Ertegun Hall of Fame I came across a story on The Oklahoman NewsOK.com website about a Charlie Christian International Jazz Festival last year. I had never heard of this festival before and I quickly went to the […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Apr 11th, 2008
On May 2 and 3rd 2008, the legendary pioneers of Jazz Guitar, Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt, will be inducted into the Nesuhi Ertegun Hall of Fame with a ceremony at Jazz at the Lincoln Center. For the one or two Guitarists who have never heard of Charlie or Django, they are the one’s responsible […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Gigs on Apr 10th, 2008
If you happen to find yourself in Liverpool, England on April 15, 2008 you’ll have to check out “The International Jazz Guitar Spectacular” at the Liverpool Community College. According to the article in the Liverpool Daily Post “The International Jazz Guitar Spectacular, at the college next Tuesday, will mark Liverpool’s role as European Capital of […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Apr 7th, 2008
It’s Freddie Hubbard’s birthday today and while he’s not a Jazz Guitarist, he’s a wonderful musician who appreciates the Jazz Guitar sound and its players. Case in point is Freddie’s album Sky Dive featuring some very talented players, among them the legendary George Benson. I heard the title tune this morning on KCSM and […]