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Prestige, Warner Bros, Muse, Blue Note, HighNote, Spouse. Ayako Asahi Martino (1997-2021) Website. patmartino.com. Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; [2] August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. He has been cited as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz. [3]
Whitfield was born in Lindenhurst, New York. He has worked with Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Courtney Pine, Nicholas Payton, and Chris Botti. [1] In 2000, Whitfield released an instructional guitar video titled Mark Whitfield: Star Licks Master Sessions[2] for Star Licks Productions.
Genres. Jazz. Years active. 2011–present. Website. www.pasqualegrasso.com. Pasquale Grasso is an Italian-born jazz guitarist based in New York City. He is known for a pianistic approach to jazz guitar influenced by Bud Powell 's style, and for using classical position and technique enabled by classical training.
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]
Guitar. Years active. 1982–present. Labels. Blue Note / Capitol / EMI, Arista /BMG, Mack Avenue. Website. www.stanleyjordan.com. Stanley Jordan (born July 31, 1959) [1] is an American jazz guitarist noted for his playing technique, which involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands.
For the 2017 guitar duo album Mount Royal, Lage and Eldridge received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. [14] Lage is presently a faculty member at The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School, where he teaches ensembles and guitar. He has taught at the New England Conservatory of Music. [15]
Brown was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1970 and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. When he was eight years old, he was attracted to his brother's acoustic guitar. He was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and the Isley Brothers. When he heard Wes Montgomery, he began to play jazz. [1] He attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. [1]
Jazz guitar may refer to either a type of electric guitar or a guitar playing style in jazz, using electric amplification to increase the volume of acoustic 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 to semi-acoustic guitar and ...