Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 24th, 2009
Jazz Guitarist Julian Lage is finally releasing his first CD as a leader today in association with Artist Share. Sounding Point is the title of Lage’s newest project and from the little I have heard, it sounds inspiring…:) But don’t just take my word for it, click on over to Julian’s Artist Share page and [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Life Gigs on Mar 23rd, 2009
If you’re looking for some serious Jazz Guitar playing, and you happen to find yourself in Macungie, PA, then make your way over to the Macungie Institute to check out a smokin’ Jazz Guitar series featuring some of today’s most prolific Jazz Guitarists.
Kicking the event off on Thursday, March 26, 2009 is the always swingin’ [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Players on Mar 22nd, 2009
Once considered the heir to the Wes Montgomery Throne, George Benson, who turns a young 68 today, has surpassed that title a few decades ago by becoming his own iconoclast in the world of Jazz Guitar. Persistence, talent, vision and a hard driving work ethic has placed George Benson at the forefront of Jazz Guitar, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2009
Jazz Guitarist Bill Frisell turns 58 today and there seems to be no slowing down for the eclectic Guitarist. Check out his website for a slew of tour dates and recording projects. Jazz Guitar Life recently received the duo CD Hemispheres, featuring both Jim Hall and Frisell, for review, so watch for that in the [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Instruction on Mar 18th, 2009
It may come as no surprise that I am a huge fan of Eric Nemeyer’s publication Jazz Improv Magazine. It is a quarterly magazine that is both subscription based and available at major Magazine Stores/News Stands. Each issue is chock full of interviews, reviews, a CD or two of music and it’s raison d’etre, Jazz [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Players on Mar 12th, 2009
This entry was originally posted on February 8, 2008
Hi all. I wanted to mention a site I came across yesterday created by University of Toronto Statistician Mike Evans. It is a site devoted to the musical life of Jazz Guitar Legend Howard Roberts and as Evans’ states:”I’m trying to assemble as much information as I [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Life Friends on Mar 12th, 2009
This entry was originally posted on November 25, 2008
Hey all. It’s been too long since my last post. I’ve been super busy and also away a lot…which is a good thing…:) Now that I’m back home and able to post some good bits, I thought it would be a great way to kick off a [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Players on Mar 12th, 2009
This entry was originally posted on July 3, 2008
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, [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Life Friends on Mar 12th, 2009
I am eagerly waiting the month of July so I can once again attend the Montreal Guitar Show as part of the Montreal Jazz Festival. If the last two years are anything to go by, this 2009 edition will be spectacular. AND there’s a new component to the show this year as the Montreal Guitar [...]
Posted in Jazz Guitar Life Friends on Mar 10th, 2009
For my first “comeback” post I would like to once again point your attention to the wonderful All Things Emily site. Since I originally wrote about this site on August 15, 2007, it has grown in leaps and bounds and has become the de facto site on all things Emily Remler. Lately, the owner and [...]