Archive for July, 2008

Creative Guitar Comping »

By Dave Fox, Pianist
In this article Dave Fox gives us jazz guitarists some insight into how to play with a piano player:
I am a small-group leader who likes a rhythm section to consist of [...]

Nick Colionne Plays Wes Montgomery Style »

Many of you may not have heard of Nick Colionne. He’s a smooth jazz guitarist that plays in a similar style to that of Norman Brown and George Benson. Check him out at www.nickcolionne.com.  But I would say that in some ways, he’s much more influenced by Wes Montgomery than Norman.
I recently stumbled across an [...]

Bireli Lagrene: an Amazing Jazz Guitarist »

Here are few videos of Bireli Lagrene, an amazing European jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1980s. He is mostly known for his mastery of the Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz guitar style. But as you can see below, he has mastered the straight-ahead bop style as well.  Here’s what Wikipedia has to say [...]

New Jam Tracks Added »

Just wanted to let you know that I added more jam tracks to the jam tracks section. 
I’ve updated the drums on all of the tracks.  The tracks use a real sampled drummer.  I must say it swings really hard for a machine.  Very realistic.
Click this link to go there directly: Jam Tracks
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