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...
There is no accounting for jazz singers, that is to say, singers who suffer from the dangerous delusion that they are jazz singers.
15 BEST JAZZ ARTISTS OF ALL TIME | SINGERSROOM.COM
Jul 14, 2026, 1:24 AM · singersroom.com
Jazz has always thrived on freedom, personality, and the thrill of the unexpected. Its greatest artists transformed improvisation into a powerful language, c...
50 FAMOUS JAZZ MUSICIANS! 50 AMAZING JAZZ ARTISTS YOU MUST HEAR
Jan 20, 2025, 4:48 PM · www.learnjazzstandards.com
Discover 16 important and famous jazz musicians you may or may not have heard of before and learn why they are the best jazz artists of all time!
THE MOST POPULAR JAZZ MUSIC ARTISTS IN AMERICA 2026 | ENTERTAINMENT | YOUGOV RATINGS
Oct 01, 2025, 12:00 AM · yougov.com
The most popular jazz music artists in America according to YouGov Ratings. Popularity is based on millions of responses from the American public and YouGov's innovative survey methodology.
ENSEMBLES WITH ELECTRONICS: REWIRING THE IMAGINATION ~ THE FREE JAZZ COLLECTIVE
Jul 11, 2026, 4:02 AM · www.freejazzblog.org
Free Jazz Collective, reviews of avant garde and free jazz music and media
BEST JAZZ SINGERS OF ALL TIME: A TOP 50 COUNTDOWN | UDISCOVER
May 16, 2026, 6:12 AM · www.udiscovermusic.com
From loud, robust voices to delicate and refined ones, vocal gymnasts and smooth balladeers, these are the 50 best jazz singers ever.
JAZZ | SMITHSONIAN MUSIC
Mar 09, 2016, 5:46 PM · music.si.edu
Link to Smithsonian homepage · by John Edward Hasse and Bob Blumenthal The original article, published as a part of the Smithsonian Folkways Magazine, can be found here
JAZZ BIRTHDAYS JUNE 20 - 26 - JAZZTIMES
Jun 19, 2004, 8:00 PM · www.jazztimes.com
Jazz Birthdays this week include: June 20: Doc Evans (1907-1977) Thomas Jefferson (1920) Eric Dolphy (1928-1964) Stu Martin (1938) June 21: Jamil Nasser (1932) Lalo … Read More "Jazz Birthdays June 20 – 26"