Ed Bickert Quartet – You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To

Here’s a clip of Canadian jazz great Ed Bickert. Jazz on a Tele……..nice!
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Russell Malone – Jingles Part 2

Here is a clip of Russell Malone, Christian McBride & Benny Green doing a Wes tune called Jingles. Warp speed captain!!!!
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Ron Smith Archtop Guitars

Ok, listen up jazz peeps. If you like high quality, hand crafted archtop guitars you should check out Ron Smith Guitars. I had the pleasure of meeting the man himself and playing his fine guitars at the Great Americal Guitar Show. These are finely crafted instruments constructed from hand selected materials chosen for tone. Each [...]

Ted Greene – Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Here is a video clip of the late great Ted Greene playing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. I love Ted’s playing and I always find it very moving no matter what tune he’s playing. Pay attention to the way he sort of shakes the guitar neck to get a nice gentle vibrato effect. I also think [...]

Spotlight: Igor Boiko – Ukranian Jazz Master

 There is a new Spotlight feature this month on Igor Boiko- Ukranian Jazz Master. Igor is a master jazz player and instructor. In this interview Igor talks about how he got started playing guitar, his “Laboratory of Professional Education for Guitarists” and his favorite guitars and amps. Click here to read the Spotlight interview.
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New Dimitri Sachkov Video: Giant Steps

Check out this new video by Dimitri Sachkov, John Coltrane’s classic ”Giant Steps”. Dimitri is an excellent player and studies with Igor Boiko. You can read an interview with Dimitri here. Nice one Dimitri!
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Interview: Tanya Pesnya – Jazz/Rock From Russia

 There is a new interview on the Articles page with Russian born jazz guitarist Tanya Pesnya. Leaving Russia for France where she now resides Tanya is busy playing jazz and zouk gigs and is planning her first solo CD release. Click here to read the interview.
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Interview: Dimitri Sachkov – From Russia With Jazz!

 There is a new interview with Russian Jazz guitarist Dimitri Sachkov. In this interview Sachkov talks about musical education, gear and future career plans. Click here to read the article.
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The World’s Thinnest Jazz Guitar Pickup!

Kent Armstrong has successfully reduced a traditional jazz humbucker to 1/2 of its original thickness while preserving the tone. At only 3/8″, these pickups will fit practically any guitar – no matter the distance between top and fingerboard. Both neck mount and side mount are available. The pickup is called the “Slimbucker” and is available [...]