While still in high school, Upchurch started playing with popular neighborhood groups such as the Cool Gents, who were ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

Max Eider, veteran guitarist and member of The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy, as well as a solo artist, has passed away. The sad ...

In my opinion, Mickey Baker’s The Wildest Guitar is in the top five of greatest album covers. I’ve stared at Mickey’s face, I’ve analyzed what his left hand is fingering. I’ve looked to see if his ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Jazz guitarists Ulf Wakenius and Martin Taylor perform at The Ark Tuesday night. Akul ...

That Hall is one of the great living jazz guitar players has been universally known for more than three decades. Other guitar players can play faster, swing harder and toss off pyrotechnic fretwork ...

James Blood Ulmer is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists who has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. One of the most expressive guitarists on the planet, ...

In previous recordings, his dream has always been to create a fusion of West African music and Jazz, and he achieves his goal... Pascal is the “father” of the funky, jazzy, bluesy, bluegrass-y, joyous ...

From Miles Davis to Mahavishnu Orchestra, we run through the 15 greatest albums fusing jazz and rock into arresting new ...