• Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The...
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  • is a list of notable jazz guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western swing, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. For an article...
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    Aloysius Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005) was an American jazz guitarist who was a member of Fats Waller's band during the 1930s and early 1940s...
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  • John Stein is a jazz guitarist and teacher from Kansas City, Missouri. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Stein took his first guitar lesson when he was...
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    – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College...
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    sections. Jazz guitarists are expected to have deep knowledge of harmony. Jazz guitarists use their knowledge of harmony and jazz theory to create jazz chord...
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    guitars. In the early 1930s, jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound to be heard over loud big bands. When guitarists in big bands switched from acoustic...
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  • The Jazz Guitarist is an album by jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne which was released on the Savoy label in 1956. The album comprised two recording sessions...
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    Martin Taylor, MBE (born 20 October 1956) is a British jazz guitarist who has performed solo, in groups, guitar ensembles, and as an accompanist. Taylor...
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  • and guitarist Tamara Milashkina, 89, Russian opera singer 11 Annie Nightingale, 83, English radio disk jockey Sigi Schwab, 83, German jazz guitarist 12...
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  • guitarist. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz,...
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    Gypsy jazz (also known as sinti jazz, gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani jazz guitarist Jean...
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  • jazz guitarist, 60 Jazz portal List of 2024 albums List of jazz festivals List of years in jazz 2024 in music Raeburn, Brandon (8 December 2023). "Jazz Duo...
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    Django Reinhardt (category French jazz guitarists)
    ʁɛjnaʁt] or [dʒɑ̃ɡo ʁenɑʁt]), was a Belgian-French Manouche or Sinti jazz guitarist and composer. Since he was born on Belgian soil, in Liberchies, he is...
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    Joe Pass (category American jazz guitarists)
    Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Although Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations...
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    George Benson (category African-American jazz guitarists)
    1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy...
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  • that: "Jazz as We Know It Is Dead". AllMusic states that "until around 1967, the worlds of jazz and rock were nearly completely separate". Guitarist Larry...
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    Pat Metheny (category American jazz guitarists)
    Metheny (/məˈθiːni/ mə-THEE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010)...
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  • Elbert Collins (September 20, 1913 – October 4, 2001) was an American jazz guitarist who was a member of the Nat King Cole trio. A native of Alabama, Collins...
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    Mike Stern (category American jazz guitarists)
    Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with...
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    Warren Barnes (July 17, 1921– September 5, 1977) was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was also a conductor, composer, arranger, producer, author, and...
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    Al Di Meola (category American jazz guitarists)
    Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, his breakthrough came through joining...
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  • Jazz Guitarist is a solo studio album by jazz guitarist Ted Dunbar that was released by Xanadu in 1982. "Winding Blues" - 4:05 (Ted Dunbar) "Total Conversion"...
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    avant-garde guitarist and an important figure in the free improvisation movement. Bailey abandoned conventional performance techniques found in jazz, exploring...
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  • Retrieved January 26, 2024. van den Wildenberg, Norman (January 27, 2024). "Jazz Guitarist Dean Brown Has Passed Away". Maxazine. Retrieved March 16, 2024. Jacobs...
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    Barney Kessel (category American jazz guitarists)
    American jazz guitarist. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups...
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    John McLaughlin (musician) (category Chamber jazz guitarists)
    Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Western...
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  • Joseph Francis Michael Morris (born September 13, 1955) is an American jazz guitarist, bassist, composer, and educator. Morris was born in New Haven, Connecticut...
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    Leni Stern (category German jazz guitarists)
    Leni Stern (born 28 April 1952) is a German jazz guitarist and singer. Stern was born Magdalena Thora, in Germany on 28 April 1952. She was interested...
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    A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars...
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