Classical

Tommy Tedesco's Studio Log, July 1979

May 15 2013 1:59PM
While playing some "beatnick" grooves for a movie soundtrack, Tedesco becomes frustrated by the lack of standardization in chord symbols More...

Watch: Tim Sparks Performs a Solo Guitar Version of Igor Stravinsky's "Dance Russe" from Petrushka

May 13 2013 1:39PM
Here is the latest installment in Tim Sparks' Russian Project, a solo guitar version of Igor Stravinsky's "Dance Russe" from his ballet Petrushka, with comments by the guitarist. More...

Tommy Tedesco's Studio Log, January 1978

Mar 28 2013 5:09PM
Tedesco talks about working for composer Artie Kane on the scoring stage for the film "Looking for Mr. Goodbar," which was directed by Richard Brooks More...

Tommy Tedesco's Studio Log, November 1977

Mar 27 2013 2:44PM
Tedesco fakes some oud parts on a nylon-string guitar for the TV show "Baretta" in this Studio Log from November 1977 More...

Tommy Tedesco's Studio Log, October 1977

Mar 25 2013 2:53PM
In this October 1977 Studio Log, Tedesco gets a Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor and rocks out on three Awards shows More...

Rocking the Conservatory, The California Guitar Trio Tackles the Classics

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
The California Guitar Trio’s relentless passion for following the muse has served it well. More...

Joel Harrison

Dec 19 2012 12:00AM
“I’VE BEEN BLENDING GENRES IN MY works for many years, but I’ve lost the words to describe what I do, because they all sound so trite now,” says Joel Harrison. More...

Guitar In Pictures

Apr 16 2012 12:00AM
Guitars have always played a role in film and television music. More...

Oscar Penas From Now On

Apr 16 2012 12:00AM
Hailing from Spain, the birthplace of the modern guitar, Oscar Peñas’ approach to guitar playing and composition is transcontinental, combining contemporary jazz with traditional Spanish music and music from Latin America. More...

Flying High with Steve Howe

Feb 14 2012 12:00AM
“Perpetual Change” is one of Yes’ hallmark songs, but the title is also emblematic of the British prog rock group’s history. More...

Sharon Isbin's Guitar Passion

Feb 6 2012 12:00AM
Sharon Isbi n isn’t your average internationally renowned, multiple Grammy Award winning, Billboard chart-topping female classical guitarist. More...

Larry Coryell

Feb 6 2012 12:00AM
File Larry Coryell’s CDs under “Jazz” if you must—but for the past five decades the man many consider to be the Godfather of fusion guitar has been creating artistically unfettered and genredefying music that transcends easy More...