From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

In the guitar world, you can expect to see lots of interesting chord voicings and extensions as well as some smooth jazz guitar lines.

Jazz guitar…. There is no other pairing of words that strike fear into the hearts of guitar players more than those two. The world of jazz guitar is vast. When we think of the leading players from all ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...

Contemporary guitarists are mixing traditional jazz with futuristic elements, but maintaining the depth of jazz remains important.

Various Artists: Contemporary Ragtime Guitar album review by David Rickert, published on November 2, 2009. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

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.

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument. But as soon as guitarists could plug into an amplifier, the ...

Neo Soul is a style of music that combines elements of Motown and soul with contemporary elements from R&B, hip-hop and electronic elements. In the guitar world, you can expect to see lots of ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...