Tuesday, July 25, 2006

John Stowell Video Podcast

Yet another superb jazz artist that flies largely under the radar. This man has clearly done some serious finger stretching exercises to hit some of these chords! Link here

Monday, July 24, 2006

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.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

"My Jazz Guitar Journey" Blog

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

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Becker and Fagan

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

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

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).

Monday, July 17, 2006

Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Boogie



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

Saturday, July 08, 2006

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.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

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.