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	Classic Jazz Guitar - Guitarists
		When guitarist Tal Farlow (1921 - 1998) died in July 1998, at the age of 77, he left behind an unmatched legacy of jazz guitar music.
		In the 1940's Tal Farlow was in New York beginning to influence and capture the imaginations of jazz guitarists and jazz fans with his unique sound and style.
		Concord Jazz brought Farlow out of "retirement" in the late 1970's to make a series of recordings that are as astounding in their own way as those made in the 1950's.
	www.classicjazzguitar.com /artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=13 (339 words)

	JAM: February/March 2003 Issue: The Guitar and Kansas City Jazz
		When people ask me about Kansas City and the jazz scene there, one of the things that I often talk about is the incredible amount of good guitar players that have emerged from the KC scene.
		He has an encyclopedic knowledge of every aspect of how the guitar has developed in jazz throughout its history, and he is able to use his incredible time feel and deep skill at melodic development to make every situation I have heard him in rise to a very high level.
		I feel honored to be on the list of KC guitarists with all of these guys, as well as the others you have read about in this issue of JAM who have made KC their home for all or part of their lives.
	www.jazzkc.org /issues/2003-02/guitarandkcjazz.html (1389 words)

	Jazz guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jazz guitar is the use of guitar in jazz music.
		Duck Baker (1949-) a primarily acoustic jazz guitarist.
		Les Paul, a Grammy-winning jazz guitarist and pioneer in the use of the solid body electric guitar (the Gibson Les Paul is named after him) and electronic effects pedals; as of late 2006, still performing frequently at the age of 91.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jazz_guitar (950 words)

	WAER - 25 Greatest Jazz Guitarists
		Without a doubt, he was the first European jazz musician to really catch on in other parts of the world, and his music continues to inspire groups and soloists ranging from the Seattle-based Pearl Django to the Manhattan Transfer and his fellow Gypsy Bireli Lagrene.
		This guitarist was a Virginia native, and came from a musical family that included a brother with whom he often played in later years.
		Much as Christian caused a revolution by using an electric guitar in jazz, this guitarist caused a sensation by bringing an electric sound to the blues, and was also an excellent blues singer.
	www.waer.org /25guitarists.html (4229 words)

	JazzWest.com : Celebrating the Best in Bay Area Jazz : Bruce Forman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Forman's original fascination with jazz came through his discovery of Charlie Parker and the other beboppers, so it's not surprising that the first major artist to take the guitarist on the road was reedman Richie Cole, well known as a Parker and Phil Woods disciple.
		In fact, his commitment to helping young musicians and to giving back to the jazz community is so strong that in 2000 Forman founded the Jazzmasters Workshop, an organization dedicated to providing young musicians direct access to instruments, focused jazz instruction and, perhaps most importantly, personal mentoring from professional jazz musicians.
		Most of the workshops are aimed at allowing student musicians specific jazz training, but there are also Developmental Workshops that afford younger students the chance to get their hands on musical instrument and begin exploring the art form for the first time.
	www.jazzwest.com /archive/old_site/articles/forman.html (2257 words)

	Hire Authentic Jazz Guitarists for Your Next Event
		From casual to elegant, a jazz guitarist can be the hit of any gathering.
		Jazz guitarists are sometimes accompanied by upright basses, pianos and other instruments, or they can perform solo.
		Nimble fingers and a talent for improvisation and musical expression allow a skilled jazz guitarist to captivate an audience in the same way a vocalist might.
	www.gigmasters.com /Jazz/JazzGuitar.asp (267 words)

	Jazz Guitarists: Articles by Tony Oreshko
		With Remler it was slightly different: I'd just started to take a serious interest in jazz guitar and had only recently discovered and been enthused by her recordings when I heard of her death.
		Remler went on to record a number of albums in a fairly straight ahead bop style influenced by Wes Montgomery (who in turn was influenced by Charlie Christian), yet there was undoubtedly a distinct and original musical voice to be heard in her soloing.
		Sadly, in the history of jazz guitar Reinhardt has almost totally eclipsed Aleman, and although their styles had remarkable similarities it is difficult to know who influenced whom.
	www.oreshko.co.uk /articles.htm (926 words)

	Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Wolfe has served as president of the Alabama Chapter of the International Association for Jazz Education - is currently the webmaster for this organization.
		Wolfe explains: “My music is based in the jazz tradition, but with all the other influences of my life mixed in.
		Jazz is improvisation: speaking from the heart at that time.
	bama.ua.edu /~twolfe/wolfebio.htm (655 words)

	Jazz Police - 2005 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Accompanying the guitarists will be a jazz combo featuring Chris Potter on tenor saxophone, James Genus on bass, Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, and Bob James on piano, who is also serving as Musical Director.
		The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (www.monkinstitute.org) was established in 1986 in memory of the renowned jazz pianist and composer.
		The Institute's most recent project is Jazz in America: The National Jazz Curriculum, a free Internet-based curriculum for 5th, 8th and 11th grade public school students, located at www.jazzinamerica.org.
	www.jazzpolice.com /content/view/5328/59 (848 words)

	10 Top Jazz Guitarists
		Part of the modern Jazz set — Metheny is a real innovator on guitar — mixing a broad palette of musical influences from rock to folk, orchestral and traditional Jazz.
		Reaching the Jazz audience with his stint with the Oscar Peterson trio in the ‘50’s Ellis has continued to record and play with a range of artists — with a fast - fluid but still melodic style — Ellis has a distinctive voice in the world of jazz guitar and inspiring tecfhnique.
		No list of Jazz guitarists would be complete without mentioning Django — with a Gypsy upbringing and musical influence he had a fascinating technique which involved picking close to the bridge and one string solo’s — influenced by few but influencing many — he remains perhaps the most important Jazz Guitarist of all time.
	www.articledashboard.com /Article/10-Top-Jazz-Guitarists/118455 (704 words)

	Wes Montgomery - great jazz guitarists
		Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie Christian whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark.
		His jazz fans were upset but Montgomery's albums were played on AM radio during the period, he helped introduce listeners to jazz and his live performances were as freewheeling as his earlier Riverside dates.
		The settings range from the organ trios with which Montgomery often worked to tracks with string accompaniment, but the music is all linked by the guitarist's highly original approach, using thumb picking and frequent octave runs to put his signature on blues, ballads, and bop tunes.
	www.playjazzguitar.com /wes_montgomery.html (837 words)

	Fender Players Club - Joe Negri
		The collection of photographs of jazz guitarists is the finest and most complete put together under one cover.
		Pittsburgh jazz guitarist Joe Negri's musical and television career dates back over forty years, to the early Fifties, and he "was playing the guitar long before it was fashionable," by his own account.
		Influenced by guitarists such as Charlie Christian, Les Paul and Django Reinhardt, he considers himself to be part of the second wave of jazz guitarists who came into prominence after World War II, such as Johnny Smith, Jimmy Raney, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Joe Pass, and Kenny Burrell.
	www.fenderplayersclub.com /artists_lounge/jazz_cafe/joenegri.htm (370 words)

	Joel Zemel's Jazz Guitar Information and Resources
		As a teacher, I tell my students that playing jazz guitar at any level is a worthwhile experience and that the enjoyment of having the ability can be it's own reward.
		Unfortunately, she is not a well known guitarist but she could swing with the best of them.
		There were many accomplished jazz guitarists in the 1920s and 30s.
	www.svpproductions.com /guitar1.html (438 words)

	Gig Salad - Jazz Guitarists, Hire a Jazz Guitarist, Jazz Guitar, Find Solo Jazz Guitarist, Jazz Guitar Soloist
		The earliest guitars used among the pioneers of jazz music were acoustic, but today, acoustic guitars are used mainly in smooth jazz, as jazz guitarists typically perform with the electric guitar.
		At events, Jazz guitarists are often accompanied by the upright bass or the piano, or they can perform solo, and are perfect as background music at all types of events, from cocktail parties to weddings to restaurants as background music.
		Wes Montgomery is a jazz guitar icon who paved the way for modern players of the jazz guitar.
	www.gigsalad.com /Solo-Musicians/Guitarist-(Jazz) (518 words)

	Jazz Guitar Society of Spokane
		The Jazz Guitar Society of Spokane is a not for profit group of independent guitarists interested in advancing the art of jazz guitar in the Inland Northwest.
		The Society recognized the lack of guitar jazz in the region and is organizing educational events in order to help bring new players into the jazz guitar realm and to further the abilities of the existing local players.
		The Society brings in major jazz guitar artists and educators from around the globe to teach and play in Spokane for workshops and performances.
	www.jazzguitarsocietyofspokane.com (475 words)

	JAZZ REVIEWS AND JAZZ LINKS!
		I know that all jazz artists probably are curious as to when do people actually listen to jazz...There are many assumptions that could be made.
		One assumption is that people listen to jazz during the periods in which they want to chill, which would rightfully be during the evenings if the individual is a dayshifter.
		Michael has a very smooth style and delivers a sweet, melodic stream of smooth jazz with the classical touch on his title trsck, "Amor" Michael has been around the scene for a long time as it is evident in this work.
	www.smoothjazzcd.com (445 words)

	Your Favorite Jazz Guitarists... - Page 4 - Jazzcorner's Speakeasy
		A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing 3 of my favorite jazz guitarists play live on the same day.
		In the afternoon, I attended a wonderful jazz festival in East Orange (or maybe West Orange....I just remember it didn't rhyme with anything) where I heard Dave Stryker with his organ trio AND Romero Lumbabo with a mid-size Brazilian band.
		At about 5 PM my sister called and asked what time we were meeting at Dizzy's that night.........she hadn't seen my email telling her that the show was sold out and we had to reschedule.
	www.jazzcornertalk.com /speakeasy/showthread.php?p=552692#post552692 (546 words)

	favorite jazz / fusion guitarists
		Former guitarist of Jazz-Rock canadian band UZEB (1976 - 1992), Michel Cusson continued a solo carreer with several projects, including the 2 CDs he recorded with his own band"Wild Unit", as well as some movies soundtracks.
		A great guitarist and inspired composer who is also has been a pioneer in using and helping to develop the technology for the first Roland guitar synthesizers in the early 80's.
		On top of having played all jazz standards with other jazz celebrities (Gary Burton, Herbie Hancock, Jack de Johnette, Jim Hall, John Scolfield...), he developped a duo with keyboardist Lyle Mays for almost 20 years before leading his own project, including the most recent "Secret Story" who reveal his genius for composition and musical arrangements.
	www.autef.com /guitar/jazzguitarists.html (594 words)

	Jazz Guitar (JG)
		As an aside, each of these guitarists would be horrified to find that they had benn classified in these categories.
		Jazz Guitarists of the 1950/60's - foils from the lecture given by Alisdair MacRae Birch at the State University of New York
		Some of Jazz's most influential players used the Gibson L5, a great book with lots of interesting details, by UK guitarist, educator and author Adrian Ingram.
	www.notz.com /jazz_guitar.htm (460 words)

	Shopping.com - Shopping made simple
		Three of the greatest guitarists in jazz, Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd and Barney Kessel, perform...
		Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste) French Jazz Guitarist Born in Belgium of G...
		Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux - Jazz at the Philharmonic '75
	www.shopping.com /xGS-Jazz_Guitarists (802 words)

	Jazz Guitarist Biography - Barney Kessel
		He was also busy in 1943 as guitarist for Les Brown; cutting a V-disc in March and he can be heard playing two live performances with Brown on Fanfare lp 30-130; the first, from the Army base in Miami, Florida in August, and the second at the Hollywood Palladium in November.
		Between the years 1947 and 1960, Kessel was rated the No. 1 jazz guitarist in many of the music polls in Esquire, Down Beat, Metronome and Playboy magazines but he was still having a hard time paying the bills.
		In addition to being one of the first guitarists to go electric, Kessel told The Los Angeles Times in 1990 that he also was the first to record without a piano - truly propelling the guitar from background rhythm duties into the limelight.
	www.swingmusic.net /Kessel_Barney_Biography_Jazz_Guitar.html (1898 words)

	Top Ten Jazz Guitarists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Indeed, the Jazz genre has been popular for almost 100 years and from trad jazz to new world fusion pioneers, they are a diverse breed producing a wide spectrum of sound.
		It was, however, as a Jazz Guitarist that he became famous, with a fast fluid style reminiscent of the great Django Reinheardt, but with a distinctive country twang he’s blazed a trail throughout his career.
		Charlie Christian - Hugely influential in the Jazz genre and one of the first mainstream Electric Guitarists, but with a frustratingly brief career (dying at the age of 25), Christian is renowned for his playing with the Benny Goodman orchestra in the 30’s and 40’s.
	www.retrodawg.com /music-jazz.htm (702 words)

	The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
		Prerequisite: Jazz Guitar I or equivalent; knowledge of scale and chord theory and some familiarity with jazz repertoire.Required texts: "Guitar Arpeggio Studies for Jazz Standards" by Mimi Fox and "Jazz Anatomy" by Mimi Fox (available in the Bassment).
		A class for guitarists of all styles who wish to improve their ability to read standard music notation.
		This hands-on course is designed to provide the intermediate to advanced guitarist with tools, concepts and techniques essential to creative and effective contemporary comping.
	www.jazzschool.com /html/classes_guitar.html (877 words)

	Jazz Club 900 the biography and discography of jazz musicians, artists and players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He developes, using the fingerstyle tecniques and the jazz knowledges, a very personal style who lets him overwrite melodical lines on armonical parts, on bass lines without already written arrangements, privileging, in this way, the improvisation side, a jazz peculiarity.
		Ragazzoni and S. Olivato, the Cd Contemporary Jazz Trio, he then formed the group 3, with Luigi Sella on sax and Luca Nardon on percussions, an original mixing of acustic jazz, recording Three Cds.
		He collaborates, either as sideman and musician to various projects besides jazz music, with the singer-composer Stefano Dell'Armellina (winner of the Recanati Prize in 2000).
	www.jazz900.com /prg/file_art.asp?qa=143 (381 words)

	Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc. - "Anyone Can Improvise!"
		Jazz Enthusiasts - Dedicated to jazz enthusiasts such as players in workshops.
		Jazz Folio, United Kingdom - Jazz portraits and impressions of famous jazz musicians by Illustrator Alastair Graham.
		Jazz Pianists.com - These two Websites are dedicated to the interests of singers and pianists, respectively.
	www.jazzbooks.com /MAS90/more_jazz_links.htm (1649 words)

	Mike Elliott - Jazz Guitarist - Biography
		Guitarists as talented as Mike Elliott are very rare, and guitarists of that caliber who are as versatile as Mike Elliott are rarer than endangered species.
		His versatility has given him many types of musical credits, and today Mike is considered by many critics to be one of the finest jazz guitarists in the world.
		His playing is enough to make other guitarists throw their hands and guitars in the air and take up shoe repair." Guitar Player also did a feature article on Mike in their June 1979 issue.
	www.mikeelliottjazzguitar.com /bio.html (414 words)

	Jazz Pages
		Jazz Guitarists of the 1950/60's - foils from the Lecture given at the State University of New York
		Jazz Midi Jazz midi files, and recommended books with information on midi and how to create your own midi files.
		Jazz Practice Some thoughts on practicing to become a better musician, book and resource recommendations to help you on your way.
	www.notz.com /jazz_pages.htm (798 words)

	CD Baby: VARIOUS ARTISTS: Jazz Guitar Central: Fresh Voices In Jazz Guitar
		If that is true, if jazz guitar is dead, then the guitarists on this CD may well be the last of a dying breed.
		As a jazz guitarist and owner of an independent label myself, I know how much these men are giving to their music, and salute them for their dedication.
		Jazz Guitar Central is a website dedicated to helping jazz guitarists (and other musicians) connect and share ideas, and to helping jazz fans find new and exciting CDs they might not run across otherwise.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/jgcentral (831 words)

	Jazz Quizzes and Jazz Trivia -- FunTrivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		I covered some great jazz vocalists on the last quiz, and this one covers many of the big names I missed.
		This is a quiz about the life and music of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
		This is a quiz about the life and music of jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/music/other_music/jazz.html (881 words)

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