It's Strictly Whatever with Harry Manx and Kevin Breit

Oct 24,2011
“Strictly Whatever [Stony Plain] is the most accessible CD that we’ve done so far,” says Harry Manx of his third outing with fellow Canadian guitarist and vocalist Kevin Breit. “Kevin’s songs are catchy and easy to sing More...

Nguyên Lê

Oct 21,2011
French guitarist and composer Nguyên Lê is arguably the most potent creative force in the rapidly evolving world-jazz-fusion movement. Born of Vietnamese parentage and raised in the international musical mecca of Paris, Lê More...

World Lobi Traoré

Oct 1,2010
ONE OF MALI’S MOST HARD-ROCKING GUITARISTS, LOBI Traoré, died suddenly at 49 in Bamako this past June. Traoré was a soulful singer and master fingerpicker on acoustic and electric who could haunt listeners with rootsy balladry More...

Tony McManus on Current vs. Vintage Craftsmanship

May 1,2011
“FRESHLY HANDCRAFTED GUITARS stand up to any guitar from the past,” professed Celtic guru Tony McManus at the close of his September 2010 GP feature. In this follow up, he talks about what he looks for in an acoustic guitar, More...

Marc Ribot Makes Silent Movies

May 1,2011
By Kurt GottschalkRibot piloting Sun Ship: (L to R) Mary Halvorson, Chad Taylor, Jason Ajemian, Ribot.MARC RIBOT’S ENIGMATIC PLAYING HAS earned him live and studio gigs with numerous major artists ranging from Elvis Costello More...

Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária on Lagrimas Mexicanas

May 1,2011
BILL FRISELL AND VINICIUS Cantuária have crossed paths numerous times over the years, including working together in Frisell’s groundbreaking world-fusion ensemble the Intercontinentals in 2003, and appearing on each other’s More...

John Renbourn on Davy Graham

Mar 30,2011
“I could go on for hours about Davy,” says legendary fingerstyle guitarist John Renbourn. “Back when I was a teenager, the craze was skiffle, which was the British attempt at playing American folk music. Because of skiffle, More...

12 Rhythm Guitar Greats

Mar 22,2012
Richard Thompson  (From top to bottom) Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Larry Carlton, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Nolan, Grady Martin More...

Aventura's Lenny Santos

Mar 22,2012
“You guys act like I don’t know what BACHATA IS, ” was President Barack Obama’s reaction as members of Aventura started to explain their music to him. The self-proclaimed “Kings of Bachata” were taping a PBS broadcast of In More...

Dennis Rea’s Metamorphic Rock

Feb 3,2012
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. “Moraine is More...

Pierre Bensusan

Feb 1,2011
Composition is a marathon, not a sprint, for acoustic guitarist and vocalist Pierre Bensusan. Throughout his 35-year career, the French-Algerian virtuoso has treated his pieces as something to nurture and evolve over More...

Rez Abbasi

Feb 1,2011
Pakistani-born guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi is in many ways the embodiment of East-West fusion. His family relocated to Los Angeles when he was four years old, he later traveled to India as a student of master tabla player More...

Lewis Pesakov

Aug 11,2010
ON A RECENT VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY’S Highline Ballroom, Los Angeles-based guitarist Lewis Pesakov strapped on his ’68 reissue Les Paul and led his band, Fool’s Gold, through an unlikely set of Sahara desert rock, More...

Sergio Altamura on "Down Roma Traffic" and "Arkestra" (with Audio)

Apr 19,2012
Italian guitarist Sergio Altamura occupies a unique aesthetic space: one that encompasses deft use of sound-altering objects and devices, skilled looping, and ingenious playing techniques—including the masterful integration of a More...

Oscar Penas From Now On

Apr 16,2012
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 More...

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