Welcome to Jazz Guitar!

Jazzing Up Your Rock Playing
Part 3 - Melody
How chord melodies can make your solo more melodic

Lesson
Understanding Modes on Guitar
What are modes and how are they useful in jazz guitar

Lesson
Pluralities
Chord substitutions over a 2-5-1 chord progression - By Tommaso Costa

Lesson
Rhythm Changes
Ten licks based on the 'Rhythm Changes' chord progression - By Tommaso Costa

Jazzing Up Your Rock Playing
Part 2 - Rhythm
If you are a rock musician looking to increase your rhythmic vocabulary, you can look to jazz for some easy-to-use ideas - By Dennis Winge

The Basics of Jazz Guitar
Jazz Guitar Chords
Lesson 1: Every day seventh chords with a sixth string root

Jazzing Up Your Rock Playing
Part 1 - Harmony
Take your rock guitar further, with some ideas common in jazz - By Dennis Winge

Beginning jazz theory III
Harmonizing scales and chord progressions
The basis of the jazz guitar sound. By Robert Weeks

Beginning jazz theory II
Understanding the Melodic Minor Scale
The difference between the major, and melodic Minor scales is simply a flattened third. By Robert Weeks

Deck the Halls with Coltrane Changes
Reharmonizing Christmas Carols using John Coltrane's 'Giant Steps' chord changes. By Dennis Winge

Using Eastern Harmony in Western Compositions
Are your ears craving some new exotic-sounding harmonies? By Dennis Winge

Beginning jazz theory Understanding the Major Scale
As a guitarist it's easy to ignore theory.. but when playing jazz, a little theory can go a long way. By Robert Weeks

Why Choose a Gibson Jazz Guitar?
There's no denying Gibson make great archtop guitars, but in such a competitive guitar market, are they really worth the price?

Barney Kessel's legendary Gibson ES-350 for sale
Currently offered by Heritage auctions (Nov 2018). A closer look at the modified 1946 ES-350 that characterised his playing.

Sonny Sharrock: On Improvisation
Free jazz legend Sonny Sharrock talks to Dannette Hill: on improvisation, about different types of improvisers, and the starting points for his improvisations

On Soloing
Wonderful piece; Randell Young talks about soloing, and suggests seven rules to maximise your guitar solo's impact

The Developing Jazz Guitarist: Part One
First in a series of Lessons by Gerry Garcia: Gerry Garcia's jazz guitar arrangement of a tune we all know, Happy Birthday

Introduction to the Seven String Guitar First of a three-part series on guitars with a seventh string
By Alan De Mause

Martin Taylor interview
Guitarist Martin Taylor talks to Afdhel Aziz on his career, starting out and the influence of Indian music on his playing

A Short Guide to Group Improvisation
Jim Slansky explains jazz improvisation within a group; how it expands from, and contracts back to the main theme