Posted in Montreal Jazz Festival on Jun 28th, 2008
As mentioned yesterday, I spent a good part of my day at the 2nd Edition Montreal Guitar Show as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival…and what a glorious event it was! As my subject line indicates, there were indeed a ton of Guitars in all their beauty along with the talented artisans who build […]
Posted in Montreal Jazz Festival on Jun 27th, 2008
Today is a very exciting day. I am going to be checking out the 2nd Montreal Guitar Show featuring the cream of the crop of Luthiers. Guitar builders like Mario Beauregard, Bill Comins, Rick Davis, Sergei de Jonge, Oskar Graf, Michael Greenfield, Peter Hopkins, Michael Lewis, Linda Manzer, Tom Ribbecke, Ervin Somogyi and Jeff Traugott […]
Posted in Montreal Jazz Festival on Jun 26th, 2008
For the past 29 years, the end of June and first week of July has proved to be an exciting time as the Montreal International Jazz Festival sets up shop for Jazz, Blues, Pop and World music-lovers everywhere. Great music, awesome players, workshops, jam sessions, a Blues Camp and the euphoric Montreal Guitar Show featuring […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Jun 21st, 2008
“The thing about being a musician is it’s really hard…But the rewards music offers you …you get so much out of the time and effort.” - Pat Metheny
I’m always happy to hear about high-profile musicians giving back to the community and taking the time to steer young minds in a positive direction. Pat Metheny did […]
Posted in Jazz Guitarists on Jun 21st, 2008
Hi all. Just a quick post to provide a link to an article on George Benson from the Edinburgh Evening News. He is slated to perform at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday, the 29th of June, hence the promotion. It is actually an interesting article and one that provided a few unknown, at least to […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Gigs on Jun 20th, 2008
If you happen to be in Ottawa on Tuesday the 24th of June for the Ottawa Jazz Festival, make your way to the National Library and Archives where you will get to see one the premiere Free-Jazz Improvisers on the scene today, Dom Minasi. Dom will be playing with his trio, Ken Filiano on bass […]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Instruction on Jun 14th, 2008
Wow! It has been quite a while since my last post. I have been extremely busy with web-design clients, music and out of town visits. All that to say I’m back now and hope to be posting a tad more frequently…:) Plus, I have begun working on the next Jazz Guitar Life updates which will […]