Jazz Guitar Master Classes

by artists like Tony DeCaprio, Sid Jacobs, Steve Heberman, Sheryl Bailey and Jack Wilkins, live and online over the web.

Organized and hosted by Mike Gellar.

Click here for more information.

"My Jazz Guitar Journey" Blog

here . Very nice jazz blog by Steven Rosenberg, in Van Nuys, CA.

Becker and Fagan

really pissed off or, more likely (I hope), displaying their bizarre sense of humor.

60 Weeks of "No Idle Frets"

Nick Carver has released the 60th issue of his superb podcast, No Idle Frets. This fantastic resource for jazz guitar lovers is not to be missed.

Relaxin' at Camarillo

An excellent jazz guitar blog, dedicated in large part to technical matters of guitar mastery (as well as some great anecdotes, photos and videos. [link here]

I particularly like this video from the 1940s (requires Quicktime).

Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Boogie

Sorry, I know that everyone has seen this many times, but I just couldn't resist.

Jazz Guitar Life

A great web site, that I had failed to stumble on until recently. Extensive interviews, reviews, educational materials and links. Very highly recommended.

Eric Alexander / Peter Bernstein Group, live at the Ballard Jazz Festival

Sorry, not on YouTube, so you'll have to click-through to see the great guitarist, Peter Bernstein. This video may get pushed down on the Origin Records page, as they add newer topics to the top of the page, so you'll have to scroll down to find it.

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things

Comblain-La-Tour, Belgium, August 1st 1965

John Coltrane - Soprano Sax
McCoy Tyner - Piano
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums

Coltrane died two years later, at the age of 40. If you're interested in learning more about him, click here.

Everybody Digs Brad Mehldau

Brad Mehldau Trio
"House on Hill"
(Nonesuch)


Released yesterday.



I love this pianist's music. He may be the Bill Evans of his generation. Or the Keith Jarrett, sans the humming and moaning.

The New York Times (subscription needed) writes:

Last year the pianist Brad Mehldau replaced the longtime drummer in his trio, Jorge Rossy, with a much more loamy percussionist, Jeff Ballard. The results, as heard in performance by the new trio and on Mr. Mehldau's last Nonesuch album, were salutary, like drawing the curtains to let the daylight in. Still, Mr. Mehldau's original trio, with Mr. Rossy and the bassist Larry Grenadier, was a joy throughout its 10-year run. And it bowed out on a high note, with the exceptional standards album "Anything Goes," in 2004.

Mr. Mehldau had recorded a partner album of original material, but his label, Warner Brothers, imploded its jazz division before it could be released. That phantom material has now materialized in the form of "House on Hill" on Nonesuch, a Warner Music Group company. The album is a marvel of collective self-assurance, worth hearing not only for Mr. Rossy's weightless time feel but also for Mr. Mehldau's thoughtful compositions.

"loamy percussionist"? .....