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A Fine-Tuned Signature Guitar for a Jazz Great
Vintage Vault

A Fine-Tuned Signature Guitar for a Jazz Great

Jazz musician Johnny Smith set the bar high when it came to the design of his signature model, doing his own research and hopping manufacturers when his expectations were left unmet.

rez abbasi red guitar
Guitarists

Rez Abbasi’s Street-Smart Jazz

As duo Naya Baaz, veteran guitarist Rez Abbasi and sitarist Josh Feinberg bridge the voices of Indian classical music and jazz on Charm.

My 5 Minutes with Jazz History
Tuning Up

My 5 Minutes with Jazz History

Playing live brings a thousand lessons and a thousand adventures. Here’s one, courtesy of John Sinclair and David Amram, at the old watering hole of Jack Kerouac and Edgar Allen Poe.

Remembering Mick Goodrick (1945–2022)
Guitarists

Remembering Mick Goodrick (1945–2022)

A former student and distinguished PG alumnus recalls the Zen-like nature of this revered teacher to the stars of modern jazz guitar.

Miles Okazaki: Jazz with Robots
Guitarists

Miles Okazaki: Jazz with Robots

The profoundly prolific guitarist leads his band of tricksters through a surrealist sonic exploration of deep, esoteric rhythms and intricate interplay on Thisness.

Pat Martino’s Repetitive Rhythms
Jazz

Pat Martino’s Repetitive Rhythms

The late jazz master was not only a deep harmonic genius but could twist your ear with rhythms too.