Latest articles by Bill Milkowski
“I was slumping over my acoustic guitar and grabbing my chest. I remember thinking, This might be it for me.” Al Di Meola talks about his onstage heart attack and the rush to save his life
The guitarist fell ill while performing in Romania last year and received life-saving emergency surgery
Meet Matteo Mancuso, the young player who’s light years ahead of us all
When it comes to improvisation, Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro Matteo Mancuso is leaving the best players in the world in the dust
Scott Henderson on trombone-emulating pedals, and balancing dense arrangements with blues progressions
Scott Henderson spent lockdown training his ears and building improv skills. As his new album, Karnevel!, shows, his jazz chops reached new heights, but his blues-rock roots remain as strong as ever
Meet Max Light, the jazz guitarist who loves Coltrane, Miles, and Meshuggah in equal measure
The Brooklyn-based virtuoso is unafraid to challenge himself – see his mind-boggling re-interpretation of Coltrane’s 26-2, and tunes so challenging he could only get through one take in the studio – but is nonetheless a “serial monogamist” when it comes to his beloved Collings
"It’s always going to be random — it’s never going to sound the same. Sometimes it’s great, sometimes it’s not so great": Jazz guitarist Oz Noy on the spontaneity and experimentation of looping and "dancing on the pedals"
His new live album Triple Play is a laboratory of sonic experimentation. Oz Noy tells us how fusing modern effects with inspiration from legendary jazz and blues heroes became central to his process
“It was a way to kind of memorialize the folks that I lost”: Grieving the death of his grandparents and close friend Joey DeFrancesco, jazz guitar ace Dan Wilson found solace in creating his beautiful new album, Things Eternal
For this dazzling LP, Wilson recorded a stirring array of covers and originals, all the while channeling the lessons he's learned from George Benson, and approaching the material more like a drummer than a guitarist
Steve Vai was stunned when he heard him, Joe Bonamassa says he’s reinvented the guitar, and Al Di Meola says that it “would take lifetimes to catch up with him.” Meet Matteo Mancuso the man who’s light years ahead of us all
When it comes to improvisation, Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro Matteo Mancuso is leaving the best players in the world in the dust
“These Are All Familiar Songs From a Play or a Movie”: As He Drops ‘Stage & Screen,’ John Pizzarelli Celebrates His 40th Year of Recording and Reflects on the Lessons He Learned From His Father, Bucky
The seven-string slinger’s landmark album is a collection of familiar tunes from Broadway and Hollywood spanning 90 years
“Nobody Can Be the Best Guitar Player. There’s No Such Thing”: Mind-Blowing Guitarist Harvey Mandel Riffs With ‘GP’ on His Music, Guitar Technique and a Certain Player by the Name of Eddie Van Halen
Fifty-five years since his solo bow, “The Sustain King” shows no sign of slowing down on his latest, ‘Who’s Calling’
How Jeff Beck Threw Down the Gauntlet in 1968 With ‘Truth’
His debut studio album set benchmarks for guitar heroes
“Every Note Is a Question”: Bill Frisell Reveals the Approach That Helped Him Become Guitar’s Most Sought After Player
‘GP’ asks a few questions of our own in this essential interview with one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time
“It Was Just so Shocking”: Bill Frisell Recalls Seeing Jimi Hendrix Perform in 1968
“It was just too much to comprehend,” says the jazz guru
“I’m Not Really so Impressed by the Guitar Playing; I’m More Interested in Hearing People Talking to Each Other on Their Instruments”: Rising Star Jakob Bro Talks Finding His Voice and the Mystery of Music
With his guitar, looper and effects, the Danish sonic explorer captures moods in dreamy improvisations
Want to Be as Stylistically Fluid as Bill Frisell? The Man Himself Explains How
Forget about labels. Drop the attitude. Be humble.
“I Was Always More Influenced by Horn Players and Piano Players”: Jazz Star Pasquale Grasso Reveals His Unique Inspirations
One of the most gifted and musical jazz guitarists of today takes inspiration not from his six-string brethren but from the genre’s legendary ivory ticklers
John Scofield: "You Gotta Bend the Notes – that’s Part of Our American Tradition!"
The jazz guitar master reveals how – after nearly 50 years and more than 40 albums as a band leader – he finally went solo, and revisited his musical roots, on his new, self-titled album.
“I’m feeling Like FrankenStern – Kind of Rewired and Half Bionic”: Mike Stern Reveals How He Perseveres One Gig At a Time
Five years after a misstep on a New York City street left him badly injured, the maestro promises, “I’m never going to give it up.”
Kurt Rosenwinkel Discusses Sound, Technique and Approaching Jazz Guitar Like a Pianist
The Philadelphia-born jazz virtuoso returns to a trio setting to remind us why he is one of today's most influential players.
