Inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s bold use of the dominant 7#9 on “Purple Haze,” this twist on that famous voicing adds raw energy to your jazz and blues playing. Try it and see how it transforms your ...

Learn the basics of guitar chords, including major and minor types, chord progressions, and tips for beginners to start ...

FOLSOM — Harris Center for the Arts presents ukulele marvel Jake Shimabukuro, who has mesmerized audiences with his ...

At Berklee, Sanabria auditioned for Gary Burton, performed in Michael Gibbs’ Chrome Waterfall Orchestra alongside fellow students Bill Frisell on guitar and Kermit Driscoll on bass, and studied jazz ...

A just-released instrumental George Harrison tribute album by gypsy jazz guitarist Robin Nolan features a new song created with unused chords penned by Harrison.

From Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Daniel Ash and Jamie West-Oram, we cover the gamut of the decade's greatest ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.

Pisano’s career spanned seven decades and included sharing the stage or recording studio with many jazz luminaries, including Chico Hamilton, Herb Alpert, Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra.

This rhythmic chord style is the driving force behind Parisian ‘gypsy’ style swing jazz. Swing and jazz chords are very different to country, blues and rock. Instead of the open, ringing voicing of ...

Reviews Jazz-Guitar Phenom Julian Lage Forges His Own Paths on Speak to Me Composer moves from all-hands noir impressionism to a solo acoustic sonata Written by Steve Hochman | March 8, 2024 - 10: ...

For a lot of people, the sound of a 6/9 chord conjures Brazilian bossa nova or “jazz manouche” (along the lines of Django Reinhardt) — but in “Black Hole Sun,” it simply imparts a sense ...

In this frankly epic tutorial we're concentrating solely on chords and chordal ideas, and the following will act as a compendium of great chord fingerings. The audio examples start with simple chords ...