Barry Cleveland's March Faves

Mar 13 2013 3:43PM
The celebrated alto saxophonist continues to evolve his trans-global musical vision on this mind-blowing disc, supported by an equally forward-thinking ensemble comprising guitarist Dave “Fuze” Fiuczynski (who also plays with More...

Matthew Charles Heulitt Room to Run

Feb 1 2011 1:00AM
Heulitt’s creative muse runs free on this inspired-sounding album, which ventures out of the jazz realm to utilize everything from rock grooves to pure noise as platforms for improvisation. More...

Barry Cleveland's August Faves

Aug 15 2012 12:00AM
Erkan Ogur Dönmez Ol Ogur (featured in the March 2008 issue of GP) is celebrated throughout Turkey as a master of guitar, kopuz and baglama lutes, and numerous other instruments. More...

Roy Gaines and his Orchestra Tuxedo Blues

Feb 1 2011 1:00AM
Roy Gaines shows his talents as a vocalist and a guitarist, who has a cool R&B guitar style that’s perfectly suited for this collection of bluesy, swinging tunes. More...

Matt Blackett's July Faves

Jul 9 2012 12:00AM
Anyone who wanted to see Carlos get back to what he does best—i.e. playing gutsy, ballsy lines with no concerns about pop stardom—is going to love this. More...

Razl, Microscopic

Jan 24 2012 12:00AM
On this follow up to 2008’s excellent Rotonova, Spanish guitarist Raúl Huelves (a.k.a. Razl) leads a power trio featuring bassist extraordinaire Bryan Beller and deep-pocket drummer Pepe Acebal—with cameos from guitarist Will More...

Rez Abbasi’s Invocation, Suno Suno

Jan 24 2012 12:00AM
On his eighth release, the Pakistani-American jazz composer and guitarist further consolidates his cross-continental amalgam of musical styles, this time more fully assimilating the Sufi devotional music known as qawwali—though More...

Jake Hertzog, Evolution

Jan 18 2012 12:00AM
Jake Hertzog is one of the finest young jazz guitarists on the scene, and his two previous albums were chockablock with intriguing and even startling passages that signaled a fresh approach to the idiom. On his latest release, More...

Exclusive! Book Excerpt From Follow Your Heart: John McLaughlin Song By Song: A Listeners Guide

Mar 4 2011 3:05AM
Read a song-by-song commentary on McLaughlin's Johnny McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist album. More...

Innerviews Music Without Borders Anil Prasad

Oct 10 2010 12:45PM
Anil Prasad established innerviews.org in 1994, and quickly gained a reputation among readers and artists for incisive and substantive journalism. More...

Frank Zappa The Freak-Out List

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
Zappa included a list of 179 influences on his 1966 debut—from Schoenberg and Varèse to doo woppers and Johnny “Guitar” Watson to Eric Dolphy and Miles. More...

Raul Midon Synthesis

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
Midon’s funky, groovy guitar work is all over this release, with the smoothest octaves this side of Benson, flawless technique, and impeccable note selection. More...

Johnny A One November Night

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
This CD/DVD set features Johnny A at the top of his game, playing cool instrumental songs with killer tones and great feel in a small club setting. More...

Jake Hertzog Patterns

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
Echoes of Metheny, Stern, and Breau (among others) surface in Hertzog’s playing, but his dazzlingly adventurous approach puts him in a jazz league all his own. More...

Makajodama Makajodama

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
Swedish guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, and pedal-steel player Mathias Danielsson is flanked by violin, cello, drums, and guest brass, reed, and woodwind players on this magnificent disc of largely improvised More...

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