In Christian’s hands, the Gibson ES-150 electrified jazz guitar and foregrounded the guitar player as a band leader. It was Gibson’s first successful ‘electric Spanish’ guitar, inaugurating electric ...

The metal guitarist found rebirth and rejuvenation when he overheard a John Coltrane album being remastered in a nearby ...

Jazz guitar continues to evolve, blending fusion, modal jazz, and experimental techniques with traditional elements. Modern guitarists integrate effects, complex harmonies, and unconventional ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.

Dave Corbus teaches the jazz guitar majors at the University of Colorado Boulder. This includes BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, Corbus works with his students to develop and maintain a solid ...

M ore than a decade before Duane Denison carved his name into the annals of noise rock with the Jesus Lizard, he tried to sell his guitar idol Steve Howe a rare vintage axe. He did it by ...

Grammy Award-winning bassist Ben Williams and his band will headline Saturday’s 2nd annual San Diego Black Arts and Culture ...

A look at the way movies were made as a way of showcasing musicians of the 1930s and 1940s, via a short film on jazz guitar ...

Bob Bakert, editor of Jazz Guitar Today, said, “A finer gentleman I’ve never met. John was a consummate gentleman and a gracious, truly caring guy.

The Ark welcomed jazz group The Great Guitars to the stage Tuesday night to deliver a two-hour performance. Founded in the 1970s, the group currently includes guitarists Martin Taylor, Ulf Wakenius ...