Jazz & Guitar Articles
Girl from Ipanema
Jan 08, 2022
The Girl from Ipanema is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. This is performed and recorded be me.
Read MoreThat New Guitar Smell
Dec 24, 2021
There is something about the smell of a new guitar. It’s like a new car only better. And when you get that new guitar, you need to show it off with a fresh recording of a song you always wanted to play. This is one of those times...
Read MorePent Up House
Jan 31, 2016
Quite some time ago I recorded this in a studio. I am bringing it back to life on here with simple some graphics. I hope you enjoy it!
Read MoreJazz Guitar Book Recommendations
Jan 31, 2016
I've wasted a lot of money over the years buying books that did nothing for my playing. I started this article to bring you the books that have actually changed my playing for the better. I would highly recommend each and every one of them.
Read MoreBlack & Blue - An Original
Jan 23, 2016
Some time ago I recorded a little number and posted it on You Tube just to see if I could. So I figured I also make it available here as well.
Read MoreThe Art of Playing Jazz Guitar - A True Preparation Primer Part 2
Jan 23, 2016
In part 1; we discussed various metronome techniques to advance our awareness, concentration, feeling, and broaden our minds while practicing. This article will go into what we should be practicing and, more importantly, thinking when using those techniques.
Read MoreThe Art of Playing Jazz Guitar - A True Preparation Primer Part 1
Jan 23, 2016
I’m not going to kid you; playing Jazz Guitar is extremely difficult at best and almost downright impossible at worst.
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Jazz Byte...
I’ve been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do.
"THEIR SONGS WERE MAGNIFICENT": JAZZ GREAT GEORGE BENSON ON THE BEATLES' MASTERY AND INFLUENCE
Jul 26, 2024, 2:15 PM
On "Everything Fab Four," the legendary musician discusses his latest album, first instrument and Beatles cover
KCCK’S JAZZ UNDER THE STARS RETURNS WITH 4 FREE CONCERTS IN AUGUST AT NOELRIDGE PARK IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Jul 25, 2024, 10:30 AM
Jazz Under the Stars is one of Iowa’s longest-running jazz events, held nearly every year since 1987. The concerts are free and family friendly.
AYODEJI OLOFIN’S MUSICAL GROUP TO DAZZLE AUDIENCES AT THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AFRICAN JAZZ TOUR IN AMERICA
Jul 27, 2024, 9:48 AM
The Gospel According to African Jazz Tour is a captivating musical extravaganza that masterfully blends the rich tapestry of Yoruba traditions with contemporary jazz elements, promising to enchant audiences during their highly anticipated U.
UPCOMING MUSIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS IN ITALY
Jul 26, 2024, 4:00 PM
Music Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, Biréli Lagrène's Guitar is Coming As an appetizer to the highly anticipated concert of one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time, who will inaugurate the thirty-third edition of the festival on Friday, July 26 ...
HOW AUDEMARS PIGUET IS BRINGING WATCHMAKING AND MUSIC TOGETHER
Jul 26, 2024, 5:43 PM
An inside look at the high-end Swiss brand's ongoing partnership with Montreux Jazz Festival—and one very special mountaintop concert.
CSO WELCOMES ANTONIA BENNETT TO CARMEL JAZZ FEST WITH SPECIAL GUEST B. THOMPSON
Jul 27, 2024, 8:30 AM
Welcome conductor Joel Smirnoff to the Palladium as he leads the Carmel Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on Friday, Aug. 9 for the opening night of the Carmel Jazz Festival in a celebration concert honoring Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday and the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
SINGER ALISON CROCKETT INTRODUCES CAPE MAY AUDIENCE TO JAZZ SIDE OF CHAKA KHAN
Jul 26, 2024, 10:00 AM
Vocalist-songwriter-pianist Alison Crockett will perform at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at Carney's Other Room on Beach Avenue in Cape May.