<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Wes-montgomery ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/wes-montgomery Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:45:58 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “The critics hate my records. They’ll review cats like Santana and Eric Clapton and give them more credit and recognition.” George Benson on fame, freedom —and why jazz only forgives you when you’re broke ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-critics-hate-my-records-theyll-review-cats-like-santana-and-eric-clapton-and-give-them-more-credit-and-recognition-george-benson-on-fame-freedom-and-why-jazz-only-forgives-you-when-youre-broke 7K5mowJ4n448YDSGXSmSWk Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:45:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never practice. From time to time, I just open my case and throw in a piece of raw meat.” A rare interview with the guitar ace who spurned the jazz world, climbed the pop charts and lived in terror of taking a solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/i-never-practice-from-time-to-time-i-just-open-my-case-and-throw-in-a-piece-of-raw-meat-the-late-guitar-ace-who-spurned-the-jazz-world-climbed-the-pop-charts-and-lived-in-terror-of-taking-a-solo cEcMLp5FFdjad4KopUdWTg Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:41:20 +0000 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:59:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m a happier person when I’m not trying to sound like John Mayer or Wes Montgomery or George Benson. I get hired to be me, instead of those awkward moments where they say, ‘Can you sound like XYZ?’” Molly Miller on balancing jazz and Jason Mraz ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/molly-miller-the-battle-of-hotspur efvzafBkvLGDSfJwyXjBV3 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:29:23 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The History of the Gibson L-5 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/gibson-l5 xZAjGiLR2XC8y5wcQ2nzSZ Tue, 09 May 2023 13:57:54 +0000 Wed, 10 May 2023 12:58:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to ‘A Dynamic New Sound’ – the Album That Introduced the Genius of Jazz Guitar Innovator Wes Montgomery to the World ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/listen-to-a-dynamic-new-sound-the-album-that-introduced-the-genius-of-jazz-guitar-innovator-wes-montgomery-to-the-world uWrzo2CcsGYiRs2Ppwt7tH Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:35:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Was Always More Influenced by Horn Players and Piano Players”: Jazz Star Pasquale Grasso Reveals His Unique Inspirations ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-was-always-more-influenced-by-horn-players-and-piano-players-jazz-star-pasquale-grasso-reveals-his-unique-inspirations N7hc6eU2BMS2eJPo2G4pqQ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:59:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jam-Jazz Cat Scott Metzger Steps Out With New Album ‘Too Close To Reason’ Armed With a Vintage Martin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jam-jazz-cat-scott-metzger-steps-out-with-new-album-too-close-to-reason-armed-with-a-vintage-martin 8fUaTJtD57BatQd7Lxc6Rb Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:48:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joey Santiago Picks Five Career-Defining Cuts From the Pixies Catalog ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joey-santiago-picks-five-career-defining-cuts-from-the-pixies-catalog HwZCcKt2UajAD6d4uJQffB Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:58:56 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:04:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five of Eric Johnson’s Favorite Guitar Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/five-of-eric-johnsons-favorite-guitar-solos fG83MYaYrEwmAdNuyfV3i4 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:30:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You Hear These Guys Noodling Around and Playing Fast. It’s Like Listening To Somebody Type”: Joey Santiago Makes It Clear Why He Hates Guitar Solos. ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/you-hear-these-guys-noodling-around-and-playing-fast-its-like-listening-to-somebody-type-joey-santiago-makes-it-clear-why-he-hates-guitar-solos M7hgdYmFCrJgkmSbBupMAZ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:05:27 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:05:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Suddenly Realized That Everybody Was Trying To Be Eric”: Peter Frampton Talks Finding His Own Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-suddenly-realized-that-everybody-was-trying-to-be-eric-peter-frampton-talks-finding-his-own-style Y6f5guLRYpAk7meRMcbogL Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:00:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn How to Solo With Chords Jazz Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/learn-how-to-solo-with-chords-jazz-style UWM4iu6U8ordyLcgRNyz74 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:39:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jazz Great Wes Montgomery Explains Why the Guitar is “Not a Perfect Instrument” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jazz-great-wes-montgomery-explains-why-the-guitar-is-not-a-perfect-instrument wFLKUQNtzt2WJNtTQ3Tn3S Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:50:24 +0000 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:57:49 +0000