Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Julian Lage You may have heard that jazz guitar players artfully play ‘wrong’ notes. However, if you just play at random frets you ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz thanks ...

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai perform at Fox Theater on April 4 in Oakland, Calif. The pair will play the Palace Theatre in ...

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..

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 ...