Featured Artist: Steve Khan
Steve Khan is one of my all time favorite guitarists.
Steve's web site features a lot of great information as well as the original lead sheets for this recordings.
25 Fellow Jazz Guitarists Guitarists
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( from artist's site ) - A respected and active guitarist, composer, and educator in the Pittsburgh area, Ken Karsh has been involved in music since he began playing guitar at the age of 9. His guitar instructors included Tom Mester, Denny Cameron, the late Alex Radulesco and Joe Negri.
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Pat Kelley, Jazz Guitarist/Composer/Producer
Pat Kelley has recorded eight CD's as a leader, toured in more than thirty countries as a performer, worked as a Los Angeles studio guitarist on hundreds of sessions for records, television, commercials, and motion pictures, and composed more than one hundred songs that have been commercially recorded.
Pat has performed with Natalie Cole, George Benson, Tom Scott, David Benoit, Dave Brubeck, John Pisano, Herb Ellis, Rick Braun, Jeff Lorber, Richard Elliot, Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, Gregg Karukas, Bill Cantos, Keiko Matsui, Nickel Creek, B. B. King, Ronnie Laws, Hubert Laws, Jose Feliciano, Eric Marienthal, Olivia Newton John, Stix Hooper, Randy Crawford, Melissa Manchester, and Burt Bacharach.
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Barney Kessel Books and Goodies
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CD available at Amazon.com
Books, DVD and Tapes available at SheetMusicPlus.com
Jazz
Solos for Guitar REH Pro Licks Book/CD Pack. Performed by Tal Farlow,
Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith. By Les Wise. REH
Publications. Book & CD Package. With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches.
16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (695447)
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The
Jazz Guitar Artistry of Barney Kessel Guitar Solo. Performed by
Barney Kessel. By Barney Kessel. Guitar. Size 8.5x11.5 inches. 42 pages.
Published by Ashley Mark Publishing Company. (699350)
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Barney
Kessel Jazz Guitar Improvisation taught by Barney Kessel. For
Guitar (Flatpicking/Plectrum). improvisation. Rumark. Jazz. Level: Intermediate.
Video. Size 4.75x8. Duration 90 minutes. Published by Rumark Video. (94795VX)
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Barney
Kessel Jazz Guitar Improvisation: Chord-Melody Style taught by
Barney Kessel. For Guitar (Flatpicking/Plectrum). improvisation. Rumark.
Jazz. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Video. Size 4.75x8. Duration 45 minutes.
Published by Rumark Video. (94797VX)
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Barney
Kessel Jazz Guitar Improvisation: Progressive Concepts taught
by Barney Kessel. For Guitar (Flatpicking/Plectrum). improvisation. Rumark.
Jazz. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Video. Size 4.75x8. Duration 55 minutes.
Published by Rumark Video. (94796VX)
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Barney
Kessel Rare Performances 1962-1991 by Barney Kessel. For Guitar
(Flatpicking/Plectrum). concert/documentary. Vestapol. Jazz. Video. Size
4x7.5. Duration 60 minutes. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop. (95454VX)
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Steve is one of my all time favorite guitarists. I really love his chord work. Check out his previous work with the Caribbean Jazz Project.
An Interview titled "PENTATONIC KHANCEPTS" Q&A with Steve Khan from modernjazz.com with Steve about his book Pentatonic Kahncepts. His book Contemporary Chord Kancepts is one of the best books available on the subject of chord concepts.
Steve Khan Books Available at SheetMusicPlus.com
| Steve Khan Pentatonic Khancepts Cd Included By Steve Kahn. Edited by Aaron Stang. Fretted instrument method/supplement (Guitar). 84 pages. Published by Warner Brothers. (0667B) See more info... |
| Contemporary Chord Khancepts Play-along 2 Cds Included Performed by Steve Khan. By Steve Khan. Edited by Aaron Stang. DCI books (Guitar). 84 pages. Published by Warner Brothers. (MMBK0069CD) See more info... |
| Wes Montgomery Guitar Folio By Transcribed by Steve Kahn. For guitar. 26 guitar solos with chord progressions and guitar voicings. Level: intermediate, advanced. Book. Published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz. (NWES) See more info... |
| Pat Martino: The Early Years - Jazz Guitar Solos Transcribed by Steve Kahn, performed by Pat Martino. For guitar. Format: guitar solo songbook. With standard notation (no tablature), chord names, guitar chord diagrams and performance notes. Jazz. 48 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Warner Brothers. (WB.P0911GTX) See more info... |
More information available on company's web site.
www.markkleinhaut.com www.invisiblemusicrecords.com
Check out an interview I did with Mark in 2003.
Here is something from Mark on developing great tone.
(Ed. Mark's trio CD "Secrets of Three" and "Chasing Tales" are getting max playing time at the music store I teach at. Great stuff and nice compositions. If your are a jazz guitarist your owe yourself to get his CDs as fast as you can.)
Mike has one of the best site on the net for information on the classic jazz guitarists of the last century.
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Carl Kress, along with Eddie Lang, can be considered one of founding fathers of jazz guitar. Known for his chord soloing.
Carl's tuning was (from 6 to 1): Bb F D G A D









