British born guitarist and composer Allan Holdsworth recently passed away in 2017. The unfortunate part is that, outside of the inner circles of esoteric guitar, most people have no idea who Allan Holdsworth was, nor the tremendous amount of people he influenced (think of Eddie Van Halen for example). He[…]
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One of our absolute favorite mountain jazz festivals is happening this weekend, August 9-11 in Telluride, Colorado. The lineup looks to be fantastically funky, featuring Trombone Shorty and the Orleans Avenue (headlining for the first time) in addition to a host of other fine performers like Lettuce, Robert Randolph and[…]
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Often referred to as the father of jazz-rock fusion, our featured guitarist for July is remarkably overlooked with respect to his contribution to the guitar and music world. All of the subtle techniques within guitar playing– hammer-ons & pull-offs, string bends, whammy vibrato and finger-picked harmonic tones–were generally first done[…]
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This flag stands for FREEDOM. That’s it, simple as it can be. Don’t take it for granted and don’t give it up without a fight. Your rights as a human being come from our creator (whomever you may think that is). They do not come from government, politicians, corporations or[…]
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It seems like ages ago, but I first saw Jimmy Herring with Aquarium Rescue Unit circa 1992. I had no idea who he was but he was effortlessly shredding away on a cool, black Fender Strat with his trademark ponytail flowing in the breeze. He had a bluesy, jazzy, almost[…]
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As if the Jazz and Classical genres weren’t a dead giveaway with regard to the more “adept” musical listener, it turns out that a new study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences suggests that those who prefer instrumental music are more intelligent. The study’s author, Elena Racevska, had a hunch that[…]
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I first heard Visions of the Emerald Beyond somewhere around junior year of high school. The music was foreign to me..it was so raw, loose, yet so creative and fresh compared what I thought was “fusion”, a la Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Joe Zawinul. I didn’t know that fusion[…]
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