Wayne Krantz

Jul 9 2012 12:00AM
Wayne Krantz’s singular and frequently visionary playing has made him one of New York City’s most highly respected and sought-after guitarists, resulting in performing and recording gigs with a host of luminaries such as More...

The making of Great Gypsy Soul

Jul 9 2012 12:00AM
“When I was a little kid, I was just consumed by the fact that Tommy Bolin was all over the map,” says producer Greg Hampton, who recently partnered with Warren Haynes to release the labor of love, Tommy Bolin and Friends: More...

Nels Cline: Wilco and Beyond

Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
“I’m never anywhere for more than two WEEKS,” says the globetrotting and preternaturally prolific Nels Cline, who was “camped out” in a New York City brownstone with his similarly prolific wife, Yuka Honda, and her roommate More...

Jack Bruce on Vernon Reid and Spectrum Road

May 25 2012 12:00AM
I was touring in Europe with my band the Cuicoland Express a few years back with Vernon. I always try to get him in my bands whenever I can because he’s my favorite guitar player. We got to talking and that led to the Tony 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...

Stian Westerhus: Pitch Black & Star Spangled

Apr 16 2012 12:00AM
Stian Westerhus certainly resembles a rock star: tight pants, boots, vintage military coat, long spiky hair waving as he attacks his instrument with punk-like fervor. More...

Guitar Man George Benson

Feb 14 2012 12:00AM
“I was in Jack McDuff’s band years ago,” says legendary jazz guitarist George Benson, reminiscing about his stint touring with the soul-jazz organist. “One night, he took me aside and said, ‘I don’t know how to evaluate you. You 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...

Allan Holdsworth On Reissuing None Too Soon

May 15 2012 12:00AM
“It was all Gordon Beck’s fault—God rest his soul,” says Allan Holdsworth of his late friend, who was the primary arranger and electric pianist on the guitarist’s just-reissued 1996 album, None Too Soon. More...

Nels Cline’s Dirty Baby

Apr 23 2012 12:00AM
A provocative mating of art and music, Dirty Baby [Cryptogramophone] is guitarist and composer Nels Cline and poet and producer David Breskin's re-contextualization of Ed Ruscha's "Censor Strip" paintings. The lavish double-CD More...

12 Rhythm Guitar Greats

Mar 22 2012 12:00AM
I’m a firm believer in the huge importance of rhythm guitar. More...

Oz Noy's Twisted Blues

Mar 22 2012 12:00AM
The title of Oz Noy’s new instrumental album, Twisted Blues Volume 1[Abstract Logix], might have taken a few of his fans by surprise—but one listen to any cut on this CD should be enough to convince anyone that “blues” is a More...

Dennis Rea’s Metamorphic Rock

Feb 3 2012 12:00AM
Although he has been involved with numerous projects in recent years, Seattle- based guitarist and composer Dennis Rea is currently focused on Moraine, a quintet that showcases his multifaceted musical approach. More...

“Freaky” Pete Murano On Context

Feb 3 2012 12:00AM
The biggest buzz band in New Orleans is Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, which runs the gamut from traditional jazz to searing rock. Leader Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews became a star via his breakthrough 2010 release More...

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