Jazz Interviews

The Masterful Guitarist and Entrepreneur Brian Tarquin Talks About His Music, Gear and Warriors

The Masterful Guitarist and Entrepreneur Brian Tarquin Talks About His Music, Gear and Warriors

Posted March 18, 2024 at 12:11 pm | No comments

And what’s even more impressive is Brian Tarquin’s altruism, given his support and contributions to veterans’ and other causes, and the music projects he’s driven to completion with his fellow collaborators, who include some of the world’s first flight musicians: Jean Luc Ponty, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford (Miles Davis), Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Dean Brown (David Sanborn), Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Chris Poland (Megadeth), John Tropea (Billy Cobham), Steve Kindler (Jeff Beck), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) and Larry McCray (John Mayall), the late Phil Naro, and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.

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World Class Violinist Dave Kline Talks About His Music, Performing and Songwriting

World Class Violinist Dave Kline Talks About His Music, Performing and Songwriting

Posted December 6, 2023 at 12:43 pm | No comments

Dave Kline, four strings, plucking and a blistering bow; electrified. These are the ingredients that Kline brings to the stage and into the studio. Pull in some more world-class musicians and they stir a cauldron of some of the best music you’ll ever hear.

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McCoy Tyner Interview: A Life in Jazz (Classic GI Interview from 2009)

McCoy Tyner Interview: A Life in Jazz (Classic GI Interview from 2009)

Posted November 20, 2023 at 11:11 am | One comment

Guitar International’s feature article at “The Good Life” is an exclusive interview with the legendary John Coltrane Quartet pianist, McCoy Tyner, who now has his “Guitars” album out for your listening pleasure.

Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz, Jazz Interviews, Legends Interviews, The Good Life

Top Jazz Guitar Instructor Dr. Matt Warnock and His Road to World-Wide Success

Top Jazz Guitar Instructor Dr. Matt Warnock and His Road to World-Wide Success

Posted April 4, 2023 at 11:30 am | 2 comments

By: Rick Landers Having been intensely studying, performing, and teaching jazz guitar to thousands of students around the globe, Dr. Matt Warnock is decidedly the number one or most accessed guitar teacher on the planet. Matt’s background in academia, writing, editing and publishing and both solo and collaborative performing have all developed his jazz playing […]

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George Benson Interview: Jazz Guitar Legend

George Benson Interview: Jazz Guitar Legend

Posted May 23, 2021 at 5:37 am | 9 comments

Forty-five years after releasing his debut album, The New Boss Guitar, jazz guitarist George Benson is still going strong. With the upcoming August 25, 2009, release date set for his latest studio album Songs And Stories, the ten-time Grammy winner pays tribute to some of his favorite songwriters and composers. Featuring an all-star line up that includes bassist Marcus Miller, guitarists Lee Ritenour and Toninho Horta, saxophonists Tom Scott and Gerald Albright, among others, Benson and company come together to produce an album that is not only a tribute to great songwriters, it is also a reflection of more than four decades of experience by one of jazz’s greatest instrumentalists and vocalists.

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A.J. Croce Talks Music, Guitars, Family and His Many Friends and Influences

A.J. Croce Talks Music, Guitars, Family and His Many Friends and Influences

Posted May 16, 2021 at 3:19 pm | No comments

On the circuit, A.J. Croce has opened up for such musical icons as: Lyle Lovett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Dave Matthews, Ray Charles and traded licks with Willie Nelson, Ry Cooder, Waylon Jennings, the Neville Brothers, and David Hidalgo. Fans could also find him on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Today Show, Good Morning America

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Gerry Beaudoin Interview: “American Idol? Jazz is our contribution to the world.”

Gerry Beaudoin Interview: “American Idol? Jazz is our contribution to the world.”

Posted October 31, 2019 at 10:29 am | 2 comments

Hailing from Boston, Gerry Beaudoin first took up the guitar at the age of 10 and has since evolved into one of the finest jazz guitarists and music arrangers in the country. He is the recipient of the 1992 National Association of Independent Record Producers award for best jazz recording, 1994 Cadence Magazine Editor’s Choice Award for his CD Sentimental Christmas, as well as a submission for a 1998 Grammy nomination.

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Robben Ford Talks About His New Release Purple House, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and More…

Robben Ford Talks About His New Release Purple House, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and More…

Posted February 10, 2019 at 11:42 pm | No comments

In the world of guitar, five-time Grammy nominee, Robben Ford, stands out as musician who is technically focused and adept, yet plays in an intuitive way, much like a world-class surfer catches a wave and feels his way along its surging path, to become one with it.

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An Interview with Fabrizio Sotti: Jazz Guitarist, Producer, Songwriter

An Interview with Fabrizio Sotti: Jazz Guitarist, Producer, Songwriter

Posted May 13, 2013 at 3:28 am | One comment

New York-based jazz guitarist, Fabrizio Sotti, embodies these aspects of the new musician as well as anyone. From his work as a bebop and straightahead jazz guitarist, his career as a session musician

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Legendary Jazz Guitarist Kenny Burrell On Guitar Forms

Legendary Jazz Guitarist Kenny Burrell On Guitar Forms

Posted April 3, 2013 at 4:43 pm | One comment

Having released over 30 groundbreaking albums under his own name in addition to appearing on literally hundreds more as a sideman, the legendary jazz guitarist, Kenny Burrell, is one of the most influential musicians of the past century.

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