Steven Herron

Django Reinhardt - Jazz Guitar Music Legend - Part 1

Just about a half century after his passing, Django Reinhardt still remains a historical figure in the history of jazz guitar. To this day, his incendiary guitar technique stands up to that of later day virtuoso jazz guitarists such as Joe Pass, Pat Marti... Read >

George Benson - Legendary Jazz Guitar Music Virtuoso - Part 1

Jazz guitarist George Benson was born March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The precocious youngster discovered early on that he possessed a singing voice and actually made his public debut at age four at a Fourth of July show, leading to his nickna... Read >

George Benson - Legendary Jazz Guitar Music Virtuoso - Part 3

Jazz guitarist George Benson stayed with the CTI Record label for six years, recording an album every year. His jazz guitar music album "White Rabbit" from 1972 was nominated for a Grammy and Benson was accorded the honor of playing on Miles Davis's "Mile... Read >

George Benson - Legendary Jazz Guitar Music Virtuoso - Part 2

In 1961, jazz guitarist George Benson got his break through an unexpected opportunity. Hammond organist Brother Jack McDuff was passing through with his trio minus the guitarist. Benson was immediately recommended to fill in and he ended up "subbing" for ... Read >

Ben Bolt - Classical Guitar Music Master

Ben Bolt was playing lead guitar in rock bands at the age of 12 and performed professionally at 16 in Miami. After high school, Ben left his band to study classical guitar music in Spain. At the age of 19 he studied classical guitar with Andres Segovia in... Read >

Ron Eschete - Jazz Guitar Music Master

Jazz guitarist Ron Eschete was born in 1948 in Houma, Louisiana and not surprisingly his early influences were jazz guitar masters Jim Hall, Howard Roberts, and Wes Montgomery. After receiving his first guitar at the age of 14, Eschete joined a quartet an... Read >

Doyle Dykes - Fingerstyle Guitar Music Master

Doyle Dykes is unequivocally one of today's brightest shining stars within the arena of fingerstyle acoustic guitar! In an era where indulgent, new age droning has become passé, Dykes has breathed new life into the form of contemporary acoustic fingerstyl... Read >

John Carlini - Rising Jazz Guitar Music Star

Jazz guitarist John Carlini is a musical renaissance man! He embraces jazz guitar music as well as all other styles of music with an understanding and passion that is evident everytime he picks up his guitar. His influences range from guitarists like Andr... Read >

Jazz Guitar Players And Their Music - An Historical Overview

The development of the jazz guitar and jazz guitar music has been marked by a long string of technical and stylistic innovators! In the post World War I era there appeared the revolutionary solo voice of Lonnie Johnson, one of the largely unheralded guita... Read >

Herb Ellis - Jazz Guitar Music Legend

Herb Ellis like many other leading American jazz guitarists (including Charlie Christian, Eddie Durham, and Oscar Moore) was born in the south western part of the the USA. The blues, with a touch of country music, are a distinctive feature of his jazz gui... Read >

Gene Bertoncini - Classical & Jazz Guitar Music Master

Over the decades, classical jazz guitarist Gene Bertoncini has firmly established himself as one of the most eloquent and versatile masters of the pickstyle steel string jazz guitar and fingerstyle nylon string classical guitar! With elegance and ease, he... Read >

Joe Pass - Jazz Guitar Music Legend - Part 2

Many guitarists have been surprised to learn that Joe Pass played Fender solid body guitars on his early jazz guitar music recordings. Normally associated with surf and rock and roll performers, the Fender Jazz Master and Fender Jaguar models seem unlikel... Read >

Joe Pass - Jazz Guitar Music Legend - Part 1

Joe Pass is one of the greatest guitarists in the history of jazz! A genuine master of all the idioms of jazz guitar music, he was equally at home with a burning bebop line, a down home blues groove, a sensitive "rubato" ballad, or a gentle chord melody s... Read >

Juan Serrano - Flamenco Guitar Music Virtuoso

The incredible flamenco guitar technique of Juan Serrano has been witnessed and enjoyed by millions around the world! Critics have called him the "best flamenco guitarist living today" but Juan Serrano is more than just an incredibly gifted flamenco guita... Read >

Steven Crowell - Jazz Guitar Music Legend

Jazz guitarist Steven Crowell began accordion lessons at the age of nine. Even at that early age Steven was "hearing" melodies and jazz chords in his head. He states that if his accordion teacher had taught him the lush chords he was "hearing" -- instead ... Read >