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Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary
By Patrick Brennan published
Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue.

Learn How to Solo With Chords Jazz Style
By Milton Mermikides published
Master the beautifully musical style of soloing with chords, just like the jazz greats.

Julian Lage Shares His Advice For Improvisation
By Richard Bienstock published
The jazz guitar virtuoso offers four tips for embracing your inner improviser.

See a 'Holy Grail' 1959 Gibson ES-175D Up Close
By Dave Hunter published
Video From jazzers to rockers this classic dream guitar is on the bucket list of many players.

Leap Between Blues and Bebop Jazz with this Jump Blues Guitar Lesson
By Phil Capone published
Video Explore this exciting subgenre with extended musical examples inspired by the great Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Duke Robillard and Ronnie Earl.

Classic Gear: 1955 D’Angelico New Yorker
By Dave Hunter published
The epitome of the archtop guitar from the golden years of the Jazz Age.

Jazz Great Wes Montgomery Explains Why the Guitar is “Not a Perfect Instrument”
By Rod Brakes published
Video The epitome of cool talks jazz and pulls out his hottest licks.

Vinyl Treasures: Kenny Burrell’s 'Midnight Blue'
By Jim Campilongo published
Burrell and his band work the power of nuance on his 1963 jazz guitar tour de force.
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