The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

Jazz guitarist Nobuki Takamen plays like someone with nothing to prove as he takes on that most difficult challenge: a truly solo jazz recording, with no overdubbing or electronics. His playing ...

In a recent study at Johns Hopkins, jazz musicians improvised with each other while sitting in MRI machines. No doubt many of them were used to playing in tight spaces, but this was, all the same, odd ...

B y the time Al Stewart finally achieved his commercial breakthrough with 1976’s “Year of the Cat,” it was the culmination of ...

David Gilmour, the iconic guitarist of Pink Floyd, once revealed two songs he wishes he could have written, one of which for ...

During a recent interview with Ultimate-Guitar, Gates discussed his fascination with jazz and even confirmed that a jazz solo album is on his "to-do" list. In the chat, Gates stated that he had a ...

I first met guitarist Earl Klugh about 35 years ago, when he was standing by himself outside a nightclub in Seattle. Klugh was probably in his late teens at the time, and was performing with guitarist ...

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 expanded ...

The sea of humanity that swallowed the Acura Stage field Sunday evening, April 27, at the New Orleans Jazz Fest for Eric Clapton was far bigger, and more densely packed, than Saturday's audience for ...