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Guitarist Greg Ruggiero Talks To Jazz Guitar Today

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth chats with jazz guitarist Greg Ruggiero about his approach to the guitar and musical career. On any given night in New York City,...

Jazz Guitarist Eleonora Strino Talks To JGT

Jack West, Bay Area Explorer of New Guitar Sounds

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to guitarist and composer Jack West. Above photo credit: Mitch Tobias Jack West has carved out his own sound and approach to...

“When I was in junior high, high school, nobody played these guitars. They were completely derided”: Why Nels Cline fell...

The Wilco guitarist explains the enduring appeal – and remarkable endurance – of his Jazzmaster, a guitar for all seasons

“I never liked the electric guitar. I’m just not drawn to it”: The life and times of Ralph Towner, the endlessly curious...

Taking influence from Indian classical, Brazilian bossa nova and beyond, this late jazz master’s touch and vision equalled anyone on the fusion scene

British Smooth-Jazz Guitar Master, Chris Standring

From @jazzguitartoday - Jazz Guitar Today contributor Joe Barth talks to one of Britain’s finest guitarists, Chris Standring.   Starting off in the trio Solar System, he released h...

Jazz Guitar in Tasmania… and New York City

From @jazzguitartoday - Josh Dunn grew up in Tasmania, one of the most remote places on earth, but is now an “in-demand” player in the jazz capital of the world, New York City.   C...

One of Chile’s Finest Fingerstyle Guitarists, German Herlein

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth sits down with guitarist German Herlein to discuss his approach. Born in Argentina, German Herlein, currently lives in Chile.  Tho...

Take Five with Guitarist Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen

Meet Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen is an award-winning guitarist and composer from Faaborg, Denmark, now based in Brooklyn, New York, after having compl...

Greek Bouzouki Virtuoso and Jazz Guitarist, Michael Paouris

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to Michael Paouris about his approach to jazz guitar. Michael Paouris is a virtuoso bouzouki (Greek guitar/mandolin-like ins...

“I was 8 and Andy was my first guitar teacher – to me he was Mr. Summers with a funny accent!”Doug Pettibone on taking l...

The first-call guitarist explains why he loved working with Lucinda Williams but had to leave, how he got the gig back, his chemistry with Marc Ford, and faking it on pedal steel u...

Rez Abbasi on Expanding the Flattop Guitar’s Role in Jazz

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, and raised in Los Angeles, Abbasi has been a stalwart member of the New York jazz scene for more than three decades.

“There’s a threat to the paying-the-rent part of music, for sure. The guys who write muzak are done. But I got into musi...

Guitar virtuoso explains why he can’t wait to escape domestic life and get back on tour, and reveals his multi-generational approach to his many collaborations

Jazz Guitar in War-Torn Tel Aviv

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to guitarist Gil Livni. At the writing of this article, Israel is still under attack from Iran and Hezbollah.  Yet the arts,...

Jazz Guitar Is Alive And Well In The Czech Republic

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth talks with a very busy Czech jazz guitarist, Libor Smoldas. Above photo copyright: Libor Makrlik Libor Smoldas has also played man...

“I think it’s hard for blues artists to get endorsement deals… but hey, if someone at Guild is reading this, give me a c...

The blues comeback king tells his life story via the medium of three guitars that he can’t live without

“When the house burned down, I started watching people's hands on YouTube and learned how to play songs to kill time – I...

The viral star turned country hero discusses finding space as a picker surrounded by guys like Tom Bukovac, John Osborne, and the sideman who’s been with him since the beginning, B...

Matthew Stevens, Grammy-award winning jazz guitarist, brings multi-generational talent for upcoming self-titled release

Our guest artist is Matthew Stevens, a critically acclaimed Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist and producer. His upcoming album, Matthew Stevens, will be released May 8th on Candi...

Guitarist Paul Ricci Releases “The Path”

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to American-Brazilian guitarist Paul Ricci about his influences and his new album, The Path. Above photo credit: Murilo Alve...

“I got my first guitar for Christmas at the age of 11. I had a book that said, ‘Tune your low string wherever it sounds...

A basic error would later become his saving grace

“A Strat with a P-90 at the bridge and a Jazzmaster pickup at the neck is not going to sound like anything else Fender m...

Posen's new album, Bannatyne, finds the Canadian flipping the script for rock guitar, exploring in full the creative potential of that quite brilliant signature Strat of his

“I don’t know if I got better or worse. Sometimes I can’t believe the things I was able to play years ago. But I’m also...

Veteran jazz man Bill Frisell toasts his 75th birthday with a stellar lineup and questing new album, and the hope that maybe he's getting better...

“I’d be in the middle of a tough show, look over at the side of the stage and there’s Nels Cline, one of the best guitar...

The sonic architect has been the one constant of White Denim’s 13-album rollercoaster – he tells us how he’s lasted the ride, and how it’s changed him as a player

Guitarist Russ Spiegel Releases New Album: TimePieces

From @jazzguitartoday - Florida’s Russ Spiegel has recently been touring Europe promoting his newest album, Timepieces. Joe Barth caught up with him enough to ask about this new re...