Hello all. I recently did a review of Jazz Guitar great Mark Elf’s online teaching site, The Mark Elf Guitar Conservatory, for Jazz Guitar Life. I will be adding the review at a later date but thought I would post the review here as I’m sure there would be some readers interested in checking out […]

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I was saddened to hear about the passing (July 22, 2008) of Jazz Guitar great Joe Beck due to lung cancer. Joe was an amazing musician and guitarist who could play a myriad of styles while staying true to the spirit of Jazz. I never had the pleasure of meeting the man himself but I […]

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Hey all. I took a little break time and now, feeling somewhat refreshed. I’m back in the game…so to speak. In the “I thought you would like to know” department, I received an email from Jazz Guitar great Mimi Fox about a five day Summer Guitar Intensive that she has put together from August […]

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Hey all. The 29th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival is now over and it was a blast…:) I’ll do a wrap up post later but for now I wanna draw your attention to the Montreal Musical Instrument Show or the French acronym SIMM. This was a four day event (July 3-6, 2008) that […]

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When I read that John Stowell was coming to The Montreal International Jazz Festival as part of the Festival’s Guitarissimo series I was instantly stoked. Although, I had never heard John on record, I […]

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Hey all. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. I just wanted to quickly say that I’m having a great time at the Montreal Jazz Festival and have seen some awesome performances. In the Acoustic Guitar department, Don Ross, Larry Pattis and Pierre Bensusan are revered Guitarists in the fingerstyle world, and while not Jazz […]

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