My Top 10 Jazz Guitarists! - Jens Larsen
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Today, Jens Larsen is here to share his Top 10 Jazz Guitarists!
1. Charlie Christian
Christian is arguably the godfather of jazz and one of the first people to really start using the electric guitar. He was the guitar player with Benny Goodman, a clarinet player and a really big star at the time, so that got him a lot of good exposure.
2. Jim Hall
Coming out of the bebop era, everyone was playing long lines and lots of notes, but Jim Hall was always playing fewer notes, and was still so rhythmically interesting and very melodic.
3. Wes Montgomery
He managed to not only play hardcore jazz, but also cross over into more popular music. Later in his career, you will find him playing with a string orchestra, playing pop tunes. He has tons of groove, lots of arpeggios, octaves - which are his signature thing - and also chord solos.
4. Pat Martino
He is mostly famous for his long, flowing eighth note lines and his very complex harmonies. He essentially has his own theory on how to understand music and how to think about harmony.
5. George Benson
He followed in the steps of Wes Montgomery and managed to cross over into pop music. He’s a truly amazing and intuitive technical jazz guitarist. What is also amazing about him is that he is also a great singer, and he has such an incredible connection between his voice and his fingers, where he can play and also sing and scat along.
6. Joe Pass
His Guitar Style book is really the book that almost everybody learned to play guitar from! He did a lot of work with pianist Oscar Peterson, and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald throughout his career. His ability on the guitar, in terms of feeling like a complete orchestra by himself, is really unparalleled!
7. John Scofield
Scofield has been a huge influence on jazz as a whole. He has has a very long career, starting with being the guitar player for Miles Davis in the 1980s. The way that he can work with playing behind the beat, playing bluesy phrases, and also having a very modern sound is amazing.
8. Pat Metheny
What makes him so unique and influential is that he is always looking for new ways to create new sounds. He is also one of the first - if not the first - jazz guitarists to have a wet-dry-wet rig, which is quite an extensive set of amplifiers on the stage.
9. Kurt Rosenwinkel
He has these really strong melodies, but because he is also a piano player, he is also very strongly rooted in a lot of bebop. So there are signs of modern in him, but also some very traditional signs to him. He is also very good at adding chords to his solo lines, and comping himself, which is something that really sets him apart from other guitarists.
10. Gilad Hekselman
What drew Jens to him was his work with Ari Hoenig - a fantastic jazz drummer - and all the rhythmical things they were doing, as the way they played together was just magical. While this is a list of guitar players, Jens says that one of the most important things to him, is how the people he listens to work alongside the rhythm sections and the things they are able to do together.
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Great, to be a guest on the channel! :) I hope you all like the video!
Thanks ever so much Jens! Wonderful having you here my friend!
I've learned and still learning from you!
Thank you master
Hey Jens, I know it was a jazz list, but why not include any bossa players? That'd broaden the perspective of any newcomers to the style.
Much love from Brazil
@@TheTroubadourRecords Because it was a Jazz list? :)
much thanks Jan! Amazing! you have a new subscriber!
Jens Larsen best jazz guitar instructor.
Yes, truly amazing!
Whenever the nastier elements of the world drives me to the point where I want to get off the planet, Jens' channel is one of the places I go to restore the will to stay. His way of teaching is a shining example of how well it can be done and listening to him improvising is soothing like a stroll along a lake at dawn as the morning mist rises.
Agreed Michael, Jens channel is like a death of fresh air! I absolutely love it!
@@Producelikeapro A "death" of fresh air, that doesn't sound like a compliment
Thank you Michael! That is really great to hear 🙂
Great list, Grant Green is probably the most influential jazz guitarist when it comes to the way I approach jazz guitar
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Love Grant Green
I love Grant Green as well and he was a huge influence even on Stevie Ray Vaughan. I put Kenny Burrell in that category too.
When I was a teen (100 years ago), I thought I was the only one in the world who had discovered Benson and Herbie playing Billie's Bounce. On UA-cam, I have discovered a number of excellent guitarists, like Jens, who cite it as their favorite or "Blue Benson" as their favorite album - same tunes on Giblet Gravy and "Silver Collection". The congas on Billies Bounce add so much. Herbies solo is wonderful - you forget you're listening to a standard blues.
Great video & great analysis. I could listen to Jens Larsen talk all day. Would love to hear your analysis of some of the squarely fingerstyle jazz players (i.e. not just Joe Pass playing without a pick, and I realize Wes Montgomery didn't use a pick but he's not really a fingerstyle player per se in that sense): Laurendo Almeida, Lenny Breau, Ralph Towner, Earl Klugh, Charlie Byrd, George Van Eps, etc. You should do a video on those guys. Back in the day people used to talk about Charlie Byrd all the time and you just never see stuff on youtube channels about him. I'm not talking about pattern finger picking players like Kottke but the real fingerstyle *jazz* players.
Thank you so much for the mention guys! Warren, I’ve been basically learning how to mix and produce with you for the past 10 months, so this is quite a lovely surprise. Your videos are awesome! And thanks Jens for spreading the word! ❤️
Wow! What an honour to have you comment on our video! Huge fans of your playing! Please email me would love to collaborate! warren@producelikeapro.com
@@Producelikeapro That'd be awesome! Email on the way!
Two of my favourite UA-camrs and musicians!
Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jens Rules!!
I really love Ted Greene! I was always thought his playing was out of this world!
I had never appreciated jazz until my guitar teacher recommended Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass. I was immediately hooked. LOVE jazz now. In addition to Montgomery and Pass , my list would include Grant Green, Lee Ritenour, Mimi Fox, George Benson, John Scolfield, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, and Kenny Burrell.
Yeah, Mimi Fox! I often listen to jazz radio and a piece will come on and I think wow that's great who is it and it's Mimi.
Jen's channel is fabulous. Thanks for expanding the opportunity to connect to him.
Agreed 100%!!
I live in a very small town in northern Norway, and John Scofield played a gig here once. One cold October evening in 2012, about a 15 minute walk from my house, I watched and listened as Scofield, Bill Stewart and Steve Swallow played for 250 people for a couple of hours. Sublime stuff!
Tøft! Hvor var dette?
@@Einar000 Mo i Rana!
@@KenMyrheim Stilig, jeg så nettop Pat Metheny i Haugesund. Utrolig bra show også!
@@Einar000 Jeg var i Oslo og så Pat for et par uker siden. Han er alltid god! :)
Coming from Pittsburgh, George Benson is a hero.
Agreed, amazing guitarist!
Uptown was my first Jazz album it was life changing
Coming from ANYWHERE, George Benson is a hero. LOL!
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 East Shabip ?
Sometime around '73 I worked for a Music store in Toronto and had a call to deliver a Super Reverb to Georges Spaghetti House. That afternoon I met Bucky Pizzarelli. The nicest guy and an amazing 7 string jazz guitar player who even let me try his guitar! Another amazing player from Toronto was Ed Bickert.
Both of these would be in my list!
Barney Kessel, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth, and Matteo Mancuso today. And yes, it was a pleasure to see Jens with you ;-)
Thank you 🙂
Yes, excited to feature fusion players soon as well!
I recall you (Warren) quoting/playing "Joy Spring" on electric guitar . Made me think, "He knows more about music than just Rock/Pop".
Thanks ever so much! Did you get a chance to watch my Miles Davis video?
@@Producelikeapro Absolutely. A Great Vid.
@@pageyjjj great video!
2:49 Charlie Christian
3:45 Jim Hall
5:18 Wes Montgomery
7:06 Pat Martino
8:35 George Benson
11:42 Joe Pass
14:28 John Scofield
16:44 Pat Metheny
20:20 Kurt Rosenwinkel
22:24 Gila Hekselman
26:10 Jens Larsen
THERE IS A NAME MISSING. DJANGO REINHARDT!!
@@gordonames1892 no need to shout. Not everyone digs Django’s style and there were others who were similar (Eddie Lang). Jazz is about personal style and taste. Not everyone has the same style, not everyone has the same taste.
Gila Hakselman plays as schooled by the intergalactic..Alan Holdsworth
@@gordonames1892
Grant Green, Kenny Burrell
Thanks Warren, for doing a video with Jens! He's amazing and his videos, like you said, are so jam-packed with great information!
A list of only 10 great jazz guitar players is difficult. So many great players to choose from. A few that come to my mind immediately are Django Reinhardt, Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrell.
Yes, so many incredible guitarists!
Yes, those are some of my favorites, too, and Bucky Pizzarelli, who was an astonishing rhythm section all by himself with his 7-string. We are fortunate to have so many greats, and s many fine recordings to preserve their art. BTW, I checked this out just to make sure Charlie Christian was on it, as I consider him the seminal electric jazzer. Imagine if he had lived another 20 or 30 years!
@@tgbedini Oh yeah! Bucky is amazing!
Hi Warren, Thanks ever so much for getting Jens on your channel. Love what you do for the musically-minded community. There’s so much to learn about. What an amazing time to be alive, despite the difficulties we all currently face. Stay well. Best wishes from the UK
Hi Warren, thanks for continuing to publish interesting videos on your channel and sharing. I like Jens' list. Each video you share has introduced me to different people and the music that makes them tick. Not only has it broadened my music awareness, but it has gotten me more excited about producing music. Thanks you for leading me forward. Music has never been more enjoyable than it is for me now.
This guy Jens is a great jazz teacher, his teaching is very very clear and understanding and plays smooth and ritmisch.i am a doctor from the Netherlands living now in India and following video's.thanks Jens
This was excellent!!! Love the format too. Would like to see this with other instruments!
Two thinkers, creators and all around genuine people. Thanks for teaching all of us.
Thank you!
He‘s absolutely right about Jens Larsen! He opened my mind for Jazz... now.. some years later ..i‘m studying Jazz Guitar and my musical dream came true. Thank you!
I've been a student of Jens for two years now, he has a fantastic commitment to his work and his students. Left wondering who the "other five" were. Yes, Django is missing, also Tal Farlow and Jimmy Raney. Two excellent players who you don't hear too much about anymore.
Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jens is amazing!
Whoa! Worlds collide! I work from home and watch both your shows at lunch!!
Hard not to have any greatest guitarist list without Django. Sure some of the new guys can really shred but those crazy melodic lines he played! They still grab my attention. He set a lot of ships sailing. A lot of big guitarists from the 30-50s were inspired by him.
My list is a little more traditional/earlier. Django, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Johnny Smith, and Wes Montgomery. One of my all time favorite jazz guitar records though is from Django's brother Joseph, "Live in Paris". He's a weird player. Cool sounds.
Great compilation - Cheers Jens!
I've made it my goal to add jazz flavors to my arsenal of guitar playing in 2021.
Jens is so awesome! Glad to see you and him on a video! Great work I believe!
Thanks RC!
@@JensLarsen My pleasure!
The guitarist who blew my mind was Lenny Breau. When I saw him play live, it was like "Man, what planet are you from?"
Lenny was an extremely underappreciated genius!
No Greater Love!
I didn't know mr. jens larsen was blues-based! his telling of charlie parker and schofield was insightful for me.
Yes, wonderful guy!
Great list!!! Some killer european guys too like Django Reinhardt, Allan Holdsworth, Bireli Lagrene, Sylvain Luc, Wolfgang Muthspiel to name a few
Great to see Jens on your channel ! He’s a treasure. One of the best teachers on UA-cam for sure. Cheers 👏🏻🤘🏻
Hi Stephen! Couldn't agree more!
Jens is a brilliant, prolofic jazz educator - great to see him getting some props for his good work, and this is a great summary of what each player in the list is about.
He is rather amazing indeed!
Jens is such an authentic guy. Loved this video and many great choices here. I would add:
Lenny Breau
Barney Kessel
Herb Ellis
John Pizzarelli
Alan Holdsworth
And for the record , whenever I hear Joe Pass, I’m in awe.
.....and Mike Stern
Oh my god yes, this is the collab I needed!!!
Thanks ever so much Jacob!!
what a great list...and a fun listen (between commercials lol)
i worked a show with John Scofield back in the late 80s? he was actually touring with Jack Dejanette (sp?)
what a great night that was...getting paid to listen to 2 legends perform 10 feet away from me...sigh lol
I was well tuned in to this show. It was fun listening to both of you and then watching examples of the greatest in action. When I was a kid the first tap on my rock playing venture, that there was something dramatically more exploratory and creative was my exposure to John McLaughlin and the Inner Mountain Flame LP. That lead me to a search for and discovery of the world of jazz. What a fun awakening that was.
One of the great 'unknowns' was Canadian Ed Bickert. He played a Tele -- very unusual for Jazz.
Metheny, yes! and Lyle Mays! Feel blessed to have watched them live 3 times. All great concerts, yet the standout for me was when he was recording his live album "Travels" at his Sacramento concert in the 80's. Absolutely incredible all mixed together with breathtaking! We all left in a state of awe! Thanks!
Wow! Thanks ever so much Stewart!
Pat is also a wonderful composer ; a musician of many talents
Amazing video and what a guest. Jens is something.
Yes! What a great collab!
Thanks ever so much
You got a new subscriber! I am subscribed to Jens and his sharing of this video me here :)
Great interview. You're really good at it, judging by all the great space you give Jens to talk. It's also nice to see the mutuality and personal experience and love you have with all of his picks.
Thanks ever so much! I’m so glad to be able to help!!
amazing video as always!
Thanks ever so much Mauricio!
Totally agree!!!
Which musicians have influenced you?
From the Jazz Sector definitely Charlie Christian, George Benson & Gabor Szabo!
Jim Hall.
Jimmy Smith on the organ.
Brian Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Ben Folds, Ash, Bowie. And of course the Beatles.
All of them
You got the right guy, love Jens, and I always improve and learn with Jens Larsen
Bill Frisell, Lee Ritnouer, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin.
YES! Earl Klugh, Ralph Towner, Stanley Jordan, Tuck Andress too...
Jens is phenomenal. Thank you, Sir!
I'm sure you could classify "Fredrik Thordendal" as jazz too. LOL
Both parties are showing a lot of energy and passion in this conversation. Jens Material has helped a ton, amazing info on chords.
Great list and yeah, I can highly recommend Jens channel. Great content and player, and a great guy!
Thanks ever so much CJ!
Marvelous! Jens is my favorite jazz teacher!
Loved this video.
Thanks ever so much!!
Excellent video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Jens - yes, the it's best Jazz guitar channel on UA-cam! Of course, great list. I loved seeing Kurt Rosenwinkle here. I've been lucky to see him play a few times and looking for him on UA-cam is actually how i stumbled upon Jens.
Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jens is amazing!! So glad to have him here on the channel!!
a few of my favorites: Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green and Joe Pass.
Soooooothing!! Keep up the great work Jens!
Thanks ever so much
15:57 - Saw that band at The Colchester Arts Centre - Brilliant! And I've learnt so much from Mr Larsen..;-))
What a great video 😊 And being danish even greater. Jens Larsen - i’ll follow you on on youtube. Great job to illustrate the guitarists with videoexamples and really loved the explanations about the 10 players. Warren ! You have an incredible channel. I’m a guitarplayer. Right now I’m trying to find a Gibson ES 335. Sold a 1972 years ago. Big mistake. In my search I found this video. Will go back to my search for a 335.
I’ve learned so much from both you guys and it’s great to see you together! Great list! For me, I would add Django, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Johnny Smith,and Holdsworth. I feel like any list has to have CC, Wes, Joe Pass, and Pat Martino. After that, there’s so many that could be in there.
Yes, here is a whole video I did just on Django! ua-cam.com/video/g6KqE_KS6p8/v-deo.html
definately Kenny Burrell, unique sound amongst his peers.
I love your choices. All of these guitarists are great in their own right. One name that is hardly ever mentioned in anybody's list but is top of mine is Lenny Breau. Pure creative genius. If you could ask Joe Pass, George Benson, Tal Farlow, Pat Metheny, Chet Atkins or Tommy Emmanuel etc.. they would tell you the same. Forgotten by many.
Great video! I grew up with Metheny and love his "flying" synth guitar solos.
Thanks ever so much Christian!
Metheny is numero Uno.
And I actually still have the same Roland Guitar Synth that he uses! It's been stored for a long time but I plan to pull it to demonstrate it on a video this winter🎸I had the 303 which is what Pat plays and had modified to connect with the Synclavier as well, but I traded up for the G707 which you can see in my profile pic....lol ☺️
Very great list. There are so many great ones. Some unmentioned: Django Reinhardt Al DImeola, Kenny Burell, Grant Green, Lee Ridenhour, Larry Carlton, Chuch Loeb, and on and on and Jen Larsens!. And don't forget my teacher, Harry Leahey! So many great musicians make us guitar players proud and humbled to be their students.
Hi Zak, yes, here is a whole video I did just on Django! ua-cam.com/video/g6KqE_KS6p8/v-deo.html
I studied with Harry Leahey for I think just a few months or so, but he was a great teacher and had a big impact on my playing. I'm aware of only one recording he's on, a Phil Woods record. Do you know of more?
I kind of expected the first 8. They were all on my personal list of jazz guitarists. I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't even know the last two. On the bright side, I have a couple really great jazz guitar players to explore. Thanks! ❤️
All awesome players and excellent choices but my fav always was and remains John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu Orchestra days !
John Scofield can milk every note in the way a brilliant blues player can ... as well as work in the most incredibly angular lines, and make them sound like they always belonged against those particular chords. He is incredible live. His groovy stuff around the time of A Go Go ... with the incredible Bill Stewart on drums ... is something really special.
John Scofield the GOAT
@@PhillipGregoryMusic Could never appreciate him because of the flange/phase tone he had.
@@ledaswan5990 not always, only sometimes
Ed Bickert! Check him out. Peace.
Jim Hall, one of the best!
Agreed! Absolutely amazing
From Canada here : Ed Bickert, Lorne Lofsky, Sonny Greenwich, Lenny Breau
You picked a great channel and player to have on PLAP, Warren. Jens is amazing.
Thank you :)
@@JensLarsen No, thank you sir! I discovered you r channel and while I'm in no way a jazz player, I have much respect for your skills as a player and a teacher.
Any list will always inspire debates, but Joe Pass has to be in the top 5.. He and Oscar Peterson are pure magic!
Joe Pass is my personal number one guitarist!!
Also, two names I don’t see anyone mentioning: Tal Farlow and Jimmy Bruno. Incredible players.
I love Tal Falow!
I met Tal Farlow at his gig with Great Guitars here in Seattle (Jazz Alley). Super sweet cat and could blow amazing even in his twilight years.
@@Producelikeapro His recording of Cherokee is incredible. He blows through the changes so effortlessly, despite the song’s blazing tempo.
Yeah Jimmy Bruno is like a human encyclopedia.
Jim hall was a huge influence on me. I’m glad to see him on here!
Good list. Ben Monder is worth mentioning, especially for his chordal work.
No particular order except for Gambale being #1 and La Grene being #2
Frank Gambale
Bareli Lagrene
Django Reinhardt
Joe Pass
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Pat Martino
George Benson
Allan Holdsworth
Pat Matheny
Barney Kessel
GREAT INTERVIEW ! I took some good notes 📝
I watch and it is amazing! What is this background music he plays along with? Is this a drum machine with a rhythm guitar or a back track that repeats itself? Sorry I am just so into to this. Playing solo only one guitar with no background music to play with is not fun anymore. I have a metronome, but this has a rhythm track as well. What is this called the machine ?
Great list & wonderful presentation; thanks guys [and hat tip to Warren for “introducing” you to me, Jens]!
A few comments:
THE LIST: It’s next to impossible to make such a list, but I’d add Django Reinhardt & John McLaughlin to make it a top dozen.
JOE PASS: I was fortunate enough to see Joe 4 times in the 80s; twice solo [OMG] & twice with Oscar Peterson & Ray Brown [a different flavor of OMG]. The first time was downstairs @ the now defunct Village Gate In Greenwich Village. He played 2 shows solo, & magically I got to chat a bit with him & Jimmy D’Aquisto [also there for the show] between sets because it turned out my beautiful girlfriend knew Jimmy’s son! I was 19 & had only been studying with Billy Bauer for about a year; it was everything to see Joe just light up on hearing his name.
So he’s playing the late show and the vibe is looser than the 1st. He opened it up to requests mid-set & someone shouted out “Misty”. Of course, the jazz cognoscenti in the audience moaned at the thought. Joe’s head swung around & he shot them a look; man, it got quiet! Without saying a word, he went into a 10-minute theme & variations reinvention of “Misty” - many tempos, probably spending time in every key. 50 or so lucky people went CRAZY.
Here’s something I stole from Joe that night & have used ever since: he mostly finger picked during the solo gigs, but he kept a pick in his mouth that he’d grab when he wanted to rip out a fast flat-picking passage. Passage finishes, pick back in mouth.
BILLY BAUER: I mentioned him above; Lenny Tristano’s guitarist & a cool jazz precursor of Jim Hall. A few famous students: Joe Satriani, Denny Dias [early Steely Dan guitarist who shredded the Coral electric sitar solo on “Do It Again”] & bassist Jeff Berlin [he’d also take bass students]. I was so lucky to live near where his Guitar School was & study with him while in college & for a time afterwards. First lesson comments after I play Yes’s “Mood For a Day”: “It’s gonna take about four years”, followed shortly afterwards by “I’m gonna teach you music on the guitar.” it did & he did. He gave me everything.
Wow Pete!! You saw Joe Pass 4 times!! Unbelievable! That must have been incredible! Thanks ever so much for sharing! Pete, you Rock, thanks ever so much for the great comment!
As for John McLaughlin, once we do a Fusion List John will be very high!
@@Producelikeapro Warren, he was just breathtaking, especially solo. “A Man & His Polytone”! That 10 minute version of “Misty” is still the best playing I’ve ever witnessed.
Pat Martino is amazing. Sad that he isn’t doing well right now. I hope he gets better
Ranking artists, performances or artistic works always seems like a mug's game for me, but I would include among the "cats that can really play" Kenny Burrell and also a couple of players that deserve more attention, namely Jimmy Ponder and Ron Eschete. Among the current players Russell Malone is very impressive, especially with solo guitar.
Small world.. I follow both of you guys.
I love all these guitarists but Pat Metheny is just something else. And it's not just his playing and his sound, but his music and his musical mind that just puts him on a different level for me.
Thanks ever so much! Agreed, Pat Metheny is truly wonderful!
I love Jens and respect his opinions so I love this list. And like Warren, as long as Joe Pass is prominently featured I'm happy. For my part a top 10 list of jazz guitarists is incomplete without representation of both the genre and the man who was so pivotal in bring it to the States: Charlie Byrd, Bossa nova. Such an arc of talent from Brazilian folk to Classical to Bossa Nova to pop and straight up blues. I think his influence is vastly underrated and he is seldom credited in favor of more 'popular' guitarists so I like to get his name in when I can.
Come on guys! Django? Les Paul? Larry Carlton? Charlie Byrd? Barney Kessel? Herb Ellis? Kenny Burrell? Allen Holdsworth? Lee Ritenour? Too many to name with as much or more influence than got named here. However, Django taught EVERYBODY! Influenced the world of guitar. Jens is great to listen to. Keep up the good work!
Yes, this is Jens list and Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Kenney Burrell and Django etc could definitely be on there and take it over 10 Jazz Guitarists! As for fusion players, like the amazing Allan Holdsworth we will definitely do another video on Fusion players!
Vic Juris sadly passed last year but was truly amazing. He was one of my first teachers but went on to become one of the greats- Here’s some high praise:
There is none better,” the late John Abercrombie said of him. Another notable peer, Pat Metheny, once attested that “Vic Juris has been a total monster ever since we both hit the scene at around the same time in the 70’s, playing great no matter what the setting.” Definitely worth checking out!🎸
Vic was amazing! 👍 🙂
Yes, a great player and very enjoyable to listen to.
Tow names I like to add to the list Jimmy Raney and Lenny Breau .
Absolutamente
Excellent! Odd-ball video suggestion here, how about a bit on the greatest left-handed players?
Very interesting idea!
Looove my jazz man Jens!
Yes! Jens rocks!!
Thumps up Warren!
Thanks ever so much!
Jens is the best ... thanks for featuring him 👍
Thanks ever so much Mark!!
I listen to most of these players. I'm going to be digging into the others. But I miss my Joe Pass book like crazy. I got it when I was a kid. It was stolen before I could really dig into it. Then a second copy I got years later, never made it home with me because of a car accident. I never did get another copy after that. Maybe I should try again.
I love that Gilad is on this list. I remember him paying with a friend at an open mic I hosted back in the day, back home in NYC. I thought he was amazing. But now, I need to go listen to Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jim Hall.
Thank you, Warren.
Thanks ever so much Bobby! You Rock!!
“Joe Pass Guitar Style” - lots of magic & great info squeezed into a small package.
Jazz newbie here. I always liked Benny Goodman's clarinet. Didn't know Charlie Christian was with him. I'll have to pay more attention next time I listen.
Awesome list ! I would have to throw in Jonathan Kreisberg and Ted Greene (if you consider him a jazz guitarist) !
Some great names mentioned in the comments. Two fond memories come to mind (though it's Blues not Jazz):
(1) Seeing Clapton live in the (then) Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, circa '84. Fave was him playing "Wonderful Tonight" and I wasn't that far from the stage, it sounded so clean.
(2) I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan at the Melbourne Concert Hall (mid 80's maybe) with the highlight being when (I think) he sat on the edge of the stage and noodled out "Tin Pan Alley" - uber cool.
I remember seeing SRV at the Melb Concert Hall. Great show. Yes...and the edge of the stage bit!
fully agree with the list ....
Thanks ever so much
Wes loved solo flight. Kinda what got him started.
I would have liked to see Julian Lage on the list, great player
Nice
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