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The following 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 giving a short history, see jazz guitarists .
The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz. ... Acoustic Alchemy; BWB; Camiel; ... List of jazz fusion artists; References
George Benson. Tim Bowman. Zachary Breaux. Norman Brown (guitarist) Jonathan Butler.
Steven Halpern – Grammy -nominated recording artist and proponent of music therapy [ 1] Paul Hardcastle – composer, synthesizer player, guitarist. Michael Allen Harrison – composer, pianist, songwriter. Fiona Joy Hawkins – pianist. Michael Hedges – composer, guitarist. Scott Helland – composer, guitarist. Barbara Higbie – pianist ...
She has won four Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, [3] making her the first jazz artist to win the award. [4] [5] Jon Rune Strøm with Paal Nilssen-Love at Large Unit in 2015. Strøm is known from collaborations with the likes of Kjersti Stubø and Frode Gjerstad.
Jesse Arnaud Cook is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, Acoustic Guitar Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has recorded on the EMI, E1 Music and Narada labels and has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
John Mayall in 1970. John Mayall was an English blues rock musician. Originally from Macclesfield, he began his career in 1963 when he moved to London and formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. The band's original lineup included Mayall on vocals, keyboards and harmonica, guitarist Bernie Watson, bassist John McVie and drummer Peter Ward.
Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist ( rhythm guitar) and soloist in small and large ensembles and also as an unaccompanied solo instrument. Until the 1930s, jazz bands used banjo ...