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..

Chord Melody Guitar Music has announced the recent arrival of a new collection of guitar solos by the late jazz guitar legend and recording artist Johnny Smith. This new collection of Johnny Smith ...

Melody Magic is a fun-and-attractive, finely crafted collection of some of the greatest classic(al) music melodies in existence, arranged by one of the most talented, earnest-and-enlightened ...

In my neighborhood, young girls swoon to the sound of Dan Barrett's trombone, and their boyfriends get romantic. Melody in Swing will also get your parents up for a round of slow dancing in the living ...

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of John Scofield and his trio at SOPAC on November 21, 2025.

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 ...

This studio is led by Tim Wendel and includes BM, MM and DMA students. At all levels, students develop and maintain a solid foundation for all aspects of playing jazz guitar—including technique, ear ...

The jazz guitar of Wes Montgomery, deemed "the biggest, warmest, fattest sound on record," still reverberates today, nearly forty years after his death. The most influential, widely admired jazz ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jazz lovers from across the South Bay and beyond flocked to Carson’s Anderson Park on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 1, to enjoy the soulful splendors of the ...