Guitar Repairs Done by the Best!
If you’ve ever owned a guitar and experienced the sinking feeling in the pit of your gut after your prized instrument sustained damage due to an unfortunate accident then you’ll… Read more »
Author Archives: Jimmy Cruz
Russell Malone, Smooth and Soulful Jazz Master
Russell Malone is jazz guitarist born 1963 in Albany, GA. He’s mostly a self-taught guitarist having been influenced by B.B. King as a kid but was heavily impacted musically at… Read more »
Download and Set up Zoom for your Online Lessons
Congrats on making the decision to take online guitar lessons. Whether you live in Georgia or anywhere else in North America, I want to make sure that you have the… Read more »
Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Joe Pass
One of my top Jazz influences for almost as long as I’ve been playing guitar is Jazz guitar great, Joe Pass. The first time I heard his playing was on… Read more »
Buying Your First Guitar
If you’ve got the desire to learn to play the guitar and you’ve never played before or you have a child or another loved one that is interested in playing… Read more »
Biréli Lagrène, a Jazz Guitar Powerhouse
Biréli Lagrène (born 4 September 1966) is a French jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1980s for his Django Reinhardt–influenced style. He often performs in jazz styles like… Read more »
Wes Montgomery, Jazz Guitar Legend and Master
Wes Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was one of the greatest jazz guitarist in American history. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging… Read more »
Phil Keaggy, Divinely Inspired Guitar Virtuoso
One of my favorite guitarists that I learned about in the ealry 80’s was Phil Keaggy. Keaggy is an American acoustic (pick & fingerstylist) and electric guitaristist (blues/rock stylist) and… Read more »
John McLaughlin – Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer
When I first heard John McLaughlin, I was in my early teens learning to play guitar and listening to a number of the well known Rock bands like Led Zeppelin,… Read more »
Chuck Loeb, Crossover Jazz Guitar with Finesse
During the ’80’s and ’90’s when smooth jazz was popular and there was no shortage of Smooth Jazz radio stations, one artist really caught my ear, guitarist Chuck Loeb. What… Read more »