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Julian Lage Shares His Advice For Improvisation
The jazz guitar virtuoso offers four tips for embracing your inner improviser.
See a 'Holy Grail' 1959 Gibson ES-175D Up Close
Video From jazzers to rockers this classic dream guitar is on the bucket list of many players.
Leap Between Blues and Bebop Jazz with this Jump Blues Guitar Lesson
Video Explore this exciting subgenre with extended musical examples inspired by the great Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl.
Classic Gear: 1955 D’Angelico New Yorker
The epitome of the archtop guitar from the golden years of the Jazz Age.
Jazz Great Wes Montgomery Explains Why the Guitar is “Not a Perfect Instrument”
Video The epitome of cool talks jazz and pulls out his hottest licks.
Vinyl Treasures: Kenny Burrell’s 'Midnight Blue'
Burrell and his band work the power of nuance on his 1963 jazz guitar tour de force.
How to Solo With Chords Like the Jazz Greats
Working chord progressions into your lead playing helps fill out the mix, a crucial skill for small ensemble performances.
James Taylor Discusses His Greatest Hits, Adapting the Classics and Inventing His Own Chord Shapes
On American Standard, the acoustic legend journeys back to the pre-rock era to reimagine jazz and pop classics in his style.
