The Music of Kurt Rosenwinkel is an extensive resource with transcriptions, information about his gear, lessons and tons of other interesting stuff. Read more →
Category: Makers of Music
NYT on Zorn at 60
The New York Times has an interesting feature on John Zorn at 60. Read more →
Johnny Smith, 1922-2013
Johnny Smith died last week. He was one of the greatest musicians and kindest people I’ve met. His albums and books are a huge influence on my playing. I highly recommend checking out all his stuff, and here’s a feature from the Colorado Springs Independent from a few years ago for more info on the man himself. Read more →
Cannonball Adderley on Bebop
Cannonball Adderley performs and is interview for the PBS series “The Subject is Jazz” with an introduction by Dr. Billy Taylor. Read more →
Henry Kaiser Plays Dark Star Live at The Palms
Here’s a classic Henry Kaiser recording of Dark Star live at The Palms via The Henry Kaiser Collection Read more →
Last Exit
Live video from 1986 of the late, great Sonny Sharrock and Last Exit Read more →
A set of lists, from an Adam Levy meme.
Top 10 players I dug while still in my teens: 1. Wes Montgomery 2. Michael Roe 3. David Gilmour 4. Eric Johnson 5. Bill Frisell 6. Joe Satriani 7. Jim Hall 8. John Pizzarelli 9. Vinnie Moore 10. Mike Stern Top 10 players I heard after I’d already been at it a while, who made me rethink something (or everything)… Read more →
Charlie Christian
If you’ve ever played a single note of electric guitar, you owe it to yourself to know who this man is. Watch: … and learn. Read more →