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Students begin a series of four beginner guitar classes at the Rogers Adult Wellness Center. Click here to see more photos from the class.

So while the horns basked in the limelight, guitarists had to make do strumming chords and comping in the background. But electric amplification changed everything for the role of the guitar in jazz.