About the Album Absolutely Dreaming is the latest release from Toronto jazz guitarist Ted Quinlan. Quinlan, a veteran of the Canadian jazz scene, combines his deep roots in the tradition with an ...

If you go back far enough, it gets hard to tell genres apart. Just under a century ago, it wasn’t totally clear yet what was jazz and what was blues, or what was becoming R&B and what would soon ...

His first album as a leader was the 1957 session "Jazz Guitar" for Pacific Jazz. He later moved to New York where he performed as a sideman with Evans, Fitzgerald, Ben Webster, Lee Konitz and Art ...

Hall was born on Dec. 4, 1930, in Buffalo, New York, and his family later moved to Cleveland. He picked up the guitar at age 10, and became interested in jazz as a 13-year-old when he went to the ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have ...

In 1939, Charlie Christian auditioned for Benny Goodman, who heard the future and hired the electric jazz guitar pioneer on the spot, forever changing the sound of jazz. Still, as forward thinking ...

Dave Corbus Dave Corbus, instructor of jazz guitar, combines a background steeped in diverse music styles including blues, bebop, classical and world music. He came to the Denver area after playing 10 ...

Hall was born on Dec. 4, 1930, in Buffalo, New York, and his family later moved to Cleveland. He picked up the guitar at age 10, and became interested in jazz as a 13-year-old when he went to the ...