New York’s jazz guitar community rallied around one of its own last Wednesday, June 12, in a strong show of support for the ailing jazz guitar great Barney Kessel. A gaggle of the genre’s finest pickers and burners, including George Benson, Les Paul, John Scofield, Larry Coryell, Russell Malone and Jim Hall, turned out for ...
Guitarists gathered by the bunch recently to pay tribute to the legendary Johnny Smith, one of the most distinctive guitar stylists to emerge from the post-war era whose command of the instrument was nonpareil. Known for his unique chord clusters and lyrical ballad style, Smith, a studio session player, received wide public attention after winning ...
New York Times jazz critic, Peter Watrous, recently reviewed the JVC Jazz Festival’s tribute to guitarist Tal Farlow on the occasion of his 75th birthday at Merkin Concert Hall. The salute, produced by impresario Charles Carlini, featured over a dozen of the finest jazz guitarists in the world including Joe Diorio, Herb Ellis, Remo Palmier, ...
