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“Every Note Is a Question”: Bill Frisell Reveals the Approach That Helped Him Become Guitar’s Most Sought After Player
By Bill Milkowski published
‘GP’ asks a few questions of our own in this essential interview with one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time

‘GP’ Presents Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration on Saturday, January 21, in Berkeley, CA – Win Tickets!
By Jimmy Leslie published
'Guitar Player' welcomes a gang of Django-style virtuosos including Stephane Wrembel and Mimi Fox to the historic Freight & Salvage for a full weekend of shows and clinics

Watch the Trailer for Unmissable John Scofield Documentary, ‘Inside Scofield’
By Rod Brakes published
Video Filmmaker Joerg Steineck gets inside the mind of the multiple Grammy-winning “road dog” jazz guitar master

“I Shouldn’t Have Done ‘Blow by Blow’”: Jeff Beck Reveals His Regrets in This Hilarious Interview
By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore, Matt Resnicoff published
Discover why the legendary guitarist thought his platinum-selling LP was “just mistakes on record”

“I Was Always More Influenced by Horn Players and Piano Players”: Jazz Star Pasquale Grasso Reveals His Unique Inspirations
By Bill Milkowski published
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

“The Key to Finding Who You Are is to Compose”: Lee Ritenour Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks
By Mark McStea last updated
With thousands of sessions to his name the guitarist talks definitive solo records and collaborations from his multi-genre catalog.

Jam-Jazz Cat Scott Metzger Steps Out With New Album ‘Too Close To Reason’ Armed With a Vintage Martin
By Jimmy Leslie published
This intimate solo debut highlights the unique charms of a 1955 Martin 000-18.

GP Presents John Scofield This Thursday, April 14, in San Francisco – Win Tickets!
By Jimmy Leslie published
'Guitar Player' welcomes the jazz guru to the City by the Bay for an Easter Weekend run of shows at SFJAZZ starting with a solo guitar performance on Thursday.
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