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Jazz guitarists are guitar players (guitarists) who play jazz music on the guitar using an approach to playing 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.
In the 1930s, before guitar amplifiers were widely used, it was difficult for jazz guitarists playing acoustic instruments to be heard over drums, piano or horn sections. As a result, jazz guitarists tended to act as accompanists, strumming chords as part of the rhythm section. Once the first guitar amplifiers were developed in the 1930s, electric guitarists such as George Barnes and Charlie Christian were able to project their solo sound over a jazz ensemble.
The history of jazz guitar has been an integral part of the wide-ranging history of jazz. The early guitar players were the great blues singers who accompanied themselves on the guitar. By the 1930s, guitarists gained prominence in jazz and some were even featured performers, such as Carl Kress (1907–1965), who recorded in 1927 with Bix Beiderbecke. In Europe, Django Reinhardt (1910–1953), a Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist recorded with his Quintette du Hot Club de France. Beginning in 1939, Charlie Christian played with Big Band Swing bandleader Benny Goodman, and in the bebop era, Tal Farlow was notable for his virtuoso playing.
The term jazz guitar may refer to either a type of guitar or to the variety of guitar playing styles used in the various genres which are commonly termed "jazz". The jazz-type guitar was born as a result of using electric amplification to increase the volume of conventional acoustic guitars.
Conceived in the early 1930s, the electric guitar became a necessity as jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound to be heard over big bands. Arguably, no other musical instrument had greater influence on how music evolved since the beginning of the twentieth century. Although the earliest guitars used in jazz were acoustic and acoustic guitars are still sometimes used in jazz, most jazz guitarists since the 1940s have performed on an electrically amplified guitar or electric guitar.
Traditionally, jazz electric guitarists use an archtop with a relatively broad hollow sound-box, violin-style f-holes, a "floating bridge", and a magnetic pickup. Solid body guitars, mass-produced since the early 1950s, are also used.
Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan performs his song "Treasures," which he also played as part of his cameo appearance in the movie "Blind Date." Subscribe to the WSJ channel here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy Visit the WSJ channel for more video: https://www.youtube.com/wsjdigitalnetwork More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://online.wsj.com/home-page Follow WSJ on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsjlive Follow WSJ on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+wsj/posts Follow WSJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJLive Follow WSJ on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsj Follow WSJ on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/wsj/ Follow WSJ on Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/wall-street-journal
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Andy Brown plays solo jazz guitar at the Whiskey Lounge in Evanston, IL on March 19, 2015. This concert was a CD release party for Andy's 2015 Delmark Records release "Soloist." http://www.andybrownguitar.com You can purchase the CD from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Soloist-Andy-Brown/dp/B00R3TFLXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1465404361&sr;=8-1&keywords;=andy+brown+soloist Andy plays solo every Thursday at The Green Mill in Chicago for the Solo Jazz Guitar Cocktail Hour 5:30pm-8pm. For this concert Andy used a 1965 Gibson Tal Farlow guitar with a Peavey Special 130 Amplifier from the 1980's. A microphone was placed in front of the guitar to record the acoustic sound and was blended with the amplified sound in the final mix. This night was part of part of the Thursday night "Steve Ra...
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Christophe Godin gave a workshop entitled "Kartoon Guitar Clinic" at the Schorndorfer Gitarrentage 2014. I found his humorous exploration of the differences between jazz and rock guitarists worth posting here. WARNING! This video contains humor! If you know that you do not have a sense of humor please don't watch the video! If you notice that you don't at least smile while watching, please consult a doctor urgently. Recorded with my Pana Lumix TZ61 pocketcam on May 31, 2014.
Glaswegian jazz star in conversation Gear demos playlist: http://goo.gl/30cAf Subscribe for more from Guitarist: http://goo.gl/2PRXE A pioneer of 1970s jazz-fusion, Glaswegian guitarist Jim Mullen remains a formidable player with a uniquely expressive, self-taught style. With a new album in the pipeline, Jim tells us about an eventful life in jazz and shares some of his tastiest jazz-blues licks with us. Guitarist on Apple Newsstand: http://goo.gl/c0aR3 Subscribe to Guitarist magazine: http://goo.gl/UJ0cu Visit our website: http://www.guitarist.co.uk Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/guitaristmagazine Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Guitarist_Mag
Jazz guitarist Peter Sprague is a man of many talents: exceptional guitar player, composer, arranger, producer, and recording engineer. He began recording at age 20, cutting his own albums for the vaunted record label Concord Jazz. He has toured with a who's who of jazz greats, from pianists Chick Corea and Sergio Mendes to flutist Hubert Laws and singer Dianne Reeves. When Peter's on stage, you are guarenteed an evening of exciting, inventive jazz! This concert is made possible by a generous gift from the Bartush Family Foundation.
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