After five CDs and almost three decades of composing and teaching, jazz guitarist Paul Renz knows all too well that inspiration can come in the funniest ways. But even he was a bit surprised by the ...

Jazz guitar…. There is no other pairing of words that strike fear into the hearts of guitar players more than those two. The world of jazz guitar is vast. When we think of the leading players from all ...

Gear: The Selmer-Maccaferri acoustic guitar is closely-associated with the genre and Django Reinhardt. Gitane Guitars now make affordable versions. Tone: Get closer to the traditional tone by using ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...

Grant Geissman, a California-based contemporary jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer, teams up Sunday for a Topeka Jazz Workshop Inc. Concert Series show with one of his musical influences, ...

Settlement Music School is offering a new two-week session of blues, jazz and rock instruction between June 18 – 29 at its Germantown and Northeast Philadelphia branches. Summer Jam ’07 is open to ...

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. Credit..