Aaron Summerfield is a Denver-based jazz guitarist, composer, and educator whose work blends improvisation, narrative form, and contemporary spiritual themes. His music centers on strong melodic ...
From beginner-friendly pentatonics to Pat Metheny’s nuanced phrasing, jazz guitar improvisation is a blend of technique, harmonic knowledge, and personal voice. Advanced players use altered scales, ...
Jazz guitar improvisation blends theory, technique, and personal expression into spontaneous melodies. From mastering chord tones and scales to exploring advanced reharmonization, it’s a skill built ...
Jazz guitarist extraordinaire John Pisano, renowned for his solid rhythm, melodic solo lines and generosity, died May 2 at his home in Studio City with his wife Jeanne by his side. He was 93 years old ...
Los Angeles Times: Barney Kessel, 80; Jazz Guitarist Was a Lyrical and Melodic Innovator
Barney Kessel, the innovative and influential jazz guitarist known for his lyrical voice and harmonic improvisation, has died. He was 80. A pioneer of the electric guitar, Kessel died Thursday night ...
Jazz: Louis Stewart's Out On His Own: A Landmark Solo Guitar Recording
Dublin's finest export? Not Guinness, but Irish jazz guitarist Louis Stewart (—). A guitarist of tremendous skill, invention and personality, Stewart was certainly the ...
Not one to swim in waters others have swum, David is an acclaimed jazz guitarist and innovative composer. What defines his music is a defiance of labels. To wit: although he was schooled in bebop for ...
Los Angeles Times: John Pisano, dean of L.A. jazz guitar, dies at 93