From @jazzguitartoday - 2024 Wildacres Jazz Guitar Retreat Featuring Dave Stryker… Guitarist/educator Dave Stryker will be teaching a jazz guitar retreat in the mountains of North Carolina, Oct. 2 – 6, 2024. The event will be held at the secluded Wildacres Retreat Center located near Little Switzerland. The retreat is for guitarists of all levels. Teachers will rotate among the 3 or 4 small groups during […] The post 2024 Wildacres Jazz Guitar Retreat Featuring Dave Stryker appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - Kirk Whalum ‘s new album “Epic Cool” with guitarists Andréa Lisa, Akil Thompson, and Doc Powell Whalum partnered with Swiss-Nigerian producer/songwriter Greg Manning, whom he first encountered as a keyboardist with guitarist Jonathan Butler. “He’s European and yet he has an African soul,” Whalum says. “I wanted him to bring his classical training together with his […] The post New Album From Saxophonist Kirk Whalum, “Epic Cool” appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - ‘Turning Point’ stems from Forkelid’s sonic exploration of life’s inevitable changes – and features guitarist Carl Mörner Ringström. Above photo: Fabian Rosenberg Written across a month and recorded in a single day, the record showcases a poignant fusion of the piano and guitar – a collaborative interplay central to the record’s identity.   Forkelid’s expansive palette […] The post New Release From Stockholm Based Pianist/Composer Adam Forkelid appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - In this video lesson, guitarist Zakk Jones provides some valuable tips on using Drop 3 Voicings. These are likely chords that you have seen and played before, but maybe never knew that they were part of a distinct group that can be categorized. Remember, drop voicings exist because playing the inversions of a closed position […] The post The Meat And Potatoes Of Your Jazz Guitar Journey, Drop 3 Voicings appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - “Earthly and Cosmic Tales” features original compositions by Lofgren in addition to a few new modern Standards.  Earthly and Cosmic Tales is a wonderful new small combo album by Los Angeles guitarist Bruce Lofgren. Bruce wrote the arrangements for the clarinet, cello, vibraphone, and rhythm section. JB:  The album opens with an upbeat tune “Summer Passage.”  How were your […] The post L.A. Guitarist Bruce Lofgren Releases New Sextet Album, Earthly and Cosmic Tales appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - ? CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE to JAZZ GUITAR TODAY YOUTUBE  Tons of great interviews and studies… Subscribe, watch, learn, and be informed on the latest in contemporary improvisational music language and the artists who are leading us all …  In this video lesson, Davy Mooney explores Herbie Hancock’s “Dolphin Dance,” from the 1965 “Maiden Voyage” album. […] The post New JGT Lesson: Davy Mooney Explores Herbie Hancock’s “Dolphin Dance” appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - JGT contributor Joe Barth talks to a busy fixture in the New England jazz guitar scene, Draa Hobbs. Above photo: Draa Hobbs with 1964 Gibson Super 400 (with Berklee faculty guitarist Mitch Seidman in a concert with Eliot Zigmund, Don Friedman, and Ron McClure) Originally from Chicago, he has made Vermont his home for several […] The post Jazz Guitar New England Style, Draa Hobbs appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - Jake Hertzog’s new album Longing to Meet You marks the artist’s ninth studio album and a return to the modern jazz quartet setting. Above photo: Jake Hertzog by Whit Pruitt Longing to Meet You is the first of an upcoming trio of recordings by Hertzog who is currently working on a large ensemble concerto for jazz guitar and jazz philharmonic […] The post New Release From Guitarist Jake Hertzog appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - Thinking “What’s the big deal?? Just one note? I can crush this!!”  Zakk Jones explains why the concept is incredibly simple, but the execution is precise, exacting, and brutal. Zakk: “Props to Ariel Kasler, my teacher during grad school, who said he got it from his teacher back in Israel. Love it!” The post Playing Scales With ONE Note Per String appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more

From @jazzguitartoday - The Next Step- Live At Small’s 1996 is a record forged by the entrainment and connectivity extant in the bustling New York Jazz community of the 1990s. Kurt Rosenwinkel’s The Next Step Band (Live at Smalls 1996) record puts you, the listener, right there in that dimly-lit Greenwich Village underground where the finest musicians in the […] The post New Kurt Rosenwinkel Release – The Next Step Band (Live at Smalls 1996) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Today ..read more