Entering the world of jazz, for many players, is not only a journey of technical learning, but a lifestyle change. The challenges in becoming fluent are many, b...
Musicians of any kind, and notably guitar players, know the significant role the pentatonic scale plays in many genres. We use it EVERYWHERE in blues, country, ...
Soul Jazz, although having been established and popularized in the '60s and '70s, lives on today in many popular artists' styles. Then, it was players like Phil...
One of the most essential skills for any jazz guitar player to learn is comping in a trio setting. Nailing the harmonic texture, navigating odd meters, and sitt...
If you aspire to become a skilled jazz musician, learning to improvise is essential. And when improving your improvisational skills, learning to build compellin...
When any of us learn to play the guitar, the style we end up developing is ultimately influenced by the styles of the players we learn from. In other words, it'...
Learning any new style of guitar playing, naturally, comes as a challenge. This can seem especially true when first entering the realm of jazz guitar. Jazz is a...
Improvising in a jazz context can be a daunting skill to grapple with. But, one of the keys to improving this skill is intentionally targeting, or resolving to ...
Throughout the 1960's, we saw the rise of great jazz guitar players such as Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Howard Johnson, and George Benson. They ...
Imagine this: as a jazz guitarist you are accompanying a vocalist as part of a duo. Now, you've finished playing the theme and it's your time to improvise. How ...
When jazz guitar players are not performing a solo guitar arrangement, they often find themselves comping for other players. Comping is an extremely important s...
Any time you encounter a jazz standard, you're almost always dealing with at least one of 6 very common chord progressions. 2-5-1 major, 2-5-1 minor, 1-4-1, 1-6...
