Guitarists

Jazz Guitarists – Johnny Smith

2011-02-042016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Johnny Smith is one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all times. Unless you ask Johnny Smith who says he’s not a really a jazz… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Johnny Smith

Jazz Guitarists – George Benson

2011-01-282016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

George Benson started his jazz career playing with Hammond B3 organist Jack McDuff. But it wasn’t long before he went out on his own. His… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – George Benson

Jazz Guitarists – Jimmy Bruno

2011-01-212016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Jimmy Bruno is another of my favorite jazz guitarists. I first discovered him on a Concord Jazz CD. He can play incredibly fast while creating… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Jimmy Bruno

Jazz Guitarists – Mary Osborne

2011-01-142016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People, Women

Mary Osborne is the first female guitarist I’ve featured. She is not my favorite female jazz guitarist, nor is she the first female jazz guitarist… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Mary Osborne

What About Female Musicians?

2011-01-142016-10-27
Guitarists, History, Innovation, Musicians, People

I enjoy discovering and listening to great female musicians. It isn’t difficult to find great women jazz and blues singers. Many share my appreciation of… Read More »What About Female Musicians?

Jazz Guitarists – Bucky Pizzarelli

2011-01-072016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Bucky Pizzarelli played as a staff musician for NBC in the 1950s. He played with Skitch Henderson and with Doc Severinsen on the Tonight show.… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Bucky Pizzarelli

Modern Guitar Innovations – 1922 – F-hole Archtop Guitar

2011-01-042016-10-27
Guitarists, History, Innovation, Musicians, People

Lloyd Loar, like Orville Gibson before him, took design principles from the violin family and applied them to mandolins and guitars. He designed the first… Read More »Modern Guitar Innovations – 1922 – F-hole Archtop Guitar

Jazz Guitarists – Charlie Byrd

2010-12-312016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Charlie Byrd was a jazz guitarist whose guitar of choice was a classical guitar. Although many other jazz guitarists have recorded occasionally on acoustic guitars,… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Charlie Byrd

Jazz Guitarists – Joe Pass

2010-12-242016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Joe Pass is another of my favorite guitarists. Early in his career he had a problem with drugs and spent over two years at at… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Joe Pass

Jazz Guitarists – Wes Montgomery

2010-12-172016-10-27
Guitarists, Musicians, People

Wes Montgomery seems to a favorite guitarist of every lover of jazz guitar. He is one of the most influential jazz guitarists of the post… Read More »Jazz Guitarists – Wes Montgomery