Acclaimed Australian jazz vocalist Michelle Nicolle has teamed with guitarist Larry Koonse on her first duo album, “The Silent Wish.” Nicolle traveled halfway across the world to Los Angeles to record ...

Amidst all the guitar heroes, face-melters and shred lords, Marc Ribot has risen to prominence as one of the more distinctive players. Well-versed in punk, New Orleans, soul-jazz, metal, down-home ...

Another Miles classic re-excavated with grand results. In A Silent Way was an astonishing step further towards a fusion of jazz and rock for Miles Davis, and for jazz in general, when it was released ...

After many years of strumming the strings, Paul Mehling may have gained a certain mastery over his guitar, but he knew his talent would only go so far when it came to mixing music and the movies.

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..