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 ...

Harmony Guitars has brought a classic – and in many cases sought after – archtop back from the dead in the shape of the H62 Reissue, and it might just be one of the coolest jazz guitars of the year.

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As part of Jazz Fest 2025, Jazz Maui will host three concerts paying tribute to how Hawaii influenced popular music, ...

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.