Gear Profiles of Guitarists
Julian Lage is a young guitarist who debuted his fist album, Sounding Point at the age of 21. He has a style of playing that brings in jazz, classical, folk, blues, and other styles of playing. Early in his career, he played an archtop guitar most Read More …
Nir Felder is a jazz guitarist from New York who is inspired by musicians such as John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix. In his album, Golden Age, you can hear a blur of genres incorporating jazz, rock, and other music. Nir mainly uses a Stratocaster and has Read More …
Grant Green is one of the greatest jazz guitarists and has a very distinctive tone. He is known for his contribution to hard-bop, soul and funk and has worked with other legendary jazz musicians such as McCoy Tyner and Lee Morgan. Grant is one Read More …
Updated Dec 2, 2018 Gilad Hekselman is an Israeli guitarist based in NYC. He has recorded albums as a trio as does much of his work as a trio. He uses an array of gear with several different guitars and effects. Read more to find out Gilad Hekselman’s Read More …
Lage Lund is a jazz guitarist based in New York. He is rising in the jazz scene as one of the most musical and talented artist of his generation. He likes to keep his gear setup simple and portable. This article contains Amazon Affiliate Read More …
Jonathan Kreisberg is a jazz guitarist who has built his reputation as a melodic and forward thinking performer and composer. He believes music is a universal language and connects it with science, mathematics, poetry and other concepts. It is the discovery and the unknown of Read More …
Brian Blade is drummer who has worked extensively with many great jazz musicians such as Wayne Shorter as well with his own group, Brian Blade Fellowship. He is also a guitarist and singer / songwriter which is the main focus on his 2009 album, Read More …
Mike Moreno is a jazz guitarist from Houston, Texas who is one of the leading jazz guitarists today. He has worked with many other jazz artists such as Kendrick Scott and Aaron Parks pushing the boundaries of modern jazz. Mike has a straightforward setup Read More …
Christian Scott is a trumpet player from New Orleans who has taken his experiences and influences in life to create his unique style of music. He calls his music “Stretch Music” which is also the title of his 2015 album. It is essentially “stretching” Read More …
Joshua Redman is one of the leading jazz saxophonist today who quickly emerged into the jazz scene in the 1990s. He was on the path to becoming a lawyer in college, but he took a break and found himself immersed in jazz. Joshua has shown Read More …