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The Washington Acoustic Music Association will host a concert and guitar workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. June 14, with the concert starting at 7 p.m. at the Oakview Grange in. The world renowned fingerstyle ...
If there’s one guitar player that everyone must see in concert at least once in their lifetime, it’s Tommy Emmanuel,” praised ...
Mike Hatchard’s Jazz Breakfast 11am to 1 pm on Sunday 1st June at The Shoreham Centre features a group called "Afternoon in ...
Jerry Garcia has a reputation for having been one of the best improvisers in rock music, but in his eyes, one guitarist had ...
Django Reinhardt is your favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist, and they might just be on this list of serious fans.
Try to overdub in a cold room when there's no drummer, no bass player. I don't work ... I have a Selmer acoustic tenor guitar that was owned by Django Reinhardt. I got it from a friend of his.
Charlie Byrd jammed with Django Reinhardt, recorded with Woody Herman, studied with the great Segovia, and with Stan Getz introduced the Brazilian bossa nova to international audiences. He then ...
They’re similarly a central feature in the jazz recordings of Django Reinhardt ... played on steel guitar, and they were likewise heard in the Bakersfield sound of players like Buck Owens ...
When it comes to lead guitar playing, virtually all roads lead back to Django Reinhardt. The Romani jazz player has inspired countless guitarists, including most of your favorites in the world of ...
I didn't want to play rhythm; I wanted to play melody,” George told Guitar Player Magazine in 1975. “I heard many records by Django (Reinhardt), but I couldn't relate to his playing because he ...
“There were few guitarists then who soloed. I didn't want to play rhythm; I wanted to play melody,” George told Guitar Player Magazine in 1975. “I heard many records by Django (Reinhardt), but I ...
Not since Wes Montgomery and Django Reinhardt has anyone utilized octave playing as extensively as Benson. For Guitar Player's August 1976 issue, George was kind enough to share his approach to ...