Posted January 30, 2010 at 6:36 pm | No comments
For his latest release with Telarc Records, bluesman Otis Taylor has enlisted an all-star cast of jazz musicians. Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs features Taylor on vocals, acoustic guitar, and banjo, Jason Moran on piano, Ron Miles on cornet, Tarus Mateen on bass, and Nasheet Waits on drums. Aside from this core of musicians, Taylor has incorporated a slew of various instruments not commonly associated with blues music including African drums, violin, and cello. Otis’s daughter Cassie Taylor also provides vocals and bass on multiple tracks.
Posted in: Blues, Blues Reviews, Reviews
Posted January 28, 2010 at 1:42 pm | No comments
Australian guitarist, Joe Matera, grew up in a rural town named Kyabram in Victoria, Australia. While immersing himself in his parents large record collection, he stumbled upon the now classic Beach Boys Pet Sounds album.
Posted in: Interviews, Rock, Rock Interviews
Posted January 25, 2010 at 10:22 am | No comments
PAGE THREE (John Jorgenson Interview) Return to Page One Return to Page Two The John Jorgenson Quintet – John Jorgenson (foreground) with (left to right) – Kevin Nolan (guitar); Simon Planting (bass); Jason Anick (violin); and Rick Reed (percussion) – Photo credit: Michael G. Stewart Rick: We talked last night about, if you don’t [...]
Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz, Jazz Interviews
Posted January 25, 2010 at 10:02 am | 2 comments
The superlatives always fly when guitarists start talking about multi-instrumentalist and guitar master John Jorgenson.
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Posted January 24, 2010 at 12:29 pm | 2 comments
Allan Holdsworth has long been known as one of the most exciting and technically facile jazz-fusion guitarists in the world.
Posted in: Guitar Lessons, Jazz, jazz guitar lessons
Posted January 22, 2010 at 10:15 am | One comment
Page ONE – John Jorgenson Interview Page THREE – John Jorgenson Interview Rick Landers: What was it like to work with Elton John? It’s quite a bit different than what you had been doing before. John Jorgenson: Yeah. The Desert Rose Band, we got to a certain point where I had a guitar tech sort [...]
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Posted January 20, 2010 at 12:24 pm | No comments
Croatian guitarist Ivan Mihaljević officially hits the international guitar scene with the release of his CD Sandcastle. Joined by band mates Majkl Jagunic (bass) and Craig Devine (drums), Sandcastle is a solid collection of guitar rock that will send many guitarists back to the woodshed to reprioritize their practicing.
Posted in: Instrumental Reviews, Metal, Metal Reviews, Reviews
Posted January 19, 2010 at 6:54 am | No comments
In this instalment I’ll present the five shapes required for the most extreme uses of the pentatonic scale. The lesson will provide you with the techniques you need to create long, flowing pentatonic lines in a fluid, legato fashion.
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Posted January 15, 2010 at 3:22 pm | No comments
A collaborative project, OHMphrey features OHM members Chris Poland (guitar) and Robertino “Pag” Pagliari (bass) teaming up with Umphrey’s McGee’s Jake Cinninger (guitar), Joel Cummins (keyboards) and Kris Myers (drums). Highly improvisational, the music on their 2009 debut self-titled album is exciting, unpredictable and thoroughly enjoyable. Recorded over several days in Poland’s L.A. studio, the album’s eight tracks are filled with high-energy solos, an interactive group dynamic and enough catchy riffs and lightening-fast runs to satisfy the needs of guitar fans across the board.
Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jam Band, Jam Band Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted January 13, 2010 at 1:21 pm | No comments
This article is intended to be an extension of the ideas we looked at in the two-hand tapping article (see link below), but also to help you use the techniques you already know in a more creative manner. Bidexteral tapping is a term I credit to Derryl Gabel for creating. It’s a technique, which as the name suggests, involves using fingers on both hands to execute fluid tapping ideas. You can find tapping of this nature a lot in the work of Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and in the chorus to “Sevens” by Guthrie Govan, to name a few examples.
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Do you love the guitar and all things guitar related? 