In a rare interview, Wes Montgomery revealed the insecurities that forced his retreat from jazz, even as he was celebrated as ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The original and traditional jazz guitar music of John Smedley and bassist ...

The festival will showcase Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Jonathon 'Boogie' Long, sensational old-time music ...

In France in the early-'30s there was a young gypsy guitarist who had burnt two fingers of his fretting hand to the state of useless (?) appendages, in a caravan fire; Django Reinhardt. Possibly still ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...

Famous Entertainment Group gathers DJs, producers, and creators for a night of networking, gratitude, and nonstop music. Enjoy appetizers, a packed DJ contest lineup from 7:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m., ...

A versatile musician adept in many styles, Vince Brown is a skillful swing guitarist well known in the region for a variety of music projects.

After hearing two choruses of Charlie Christian’s solo on Benny Goodman’s “Grand Slam” in a record store, a thirteen-year old Jim Hall had a spiritual awakening of sorts. “That’s what I wanted to do,” ...

Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...

Guitarist Joe Beck said he thought of the guitar as a six-piece band. Music reviewer Tom Moon says that's exactly how Beck's music sounds: layers of overlapping ideas. He reviews Beck's posthumous ...

“You have to put in the time,” says Ernest Ranglin about how he developed into such an eloquent guitarist – and the 82-year-old legend knows a thing or two about what it takes to become a master.