Idol Guitarist

by Paul Jackson, Jr.

Just want to take this opportunity to tell you a little about the show, American Idol. I have been blessed to be one of the musicians on this show for each year it has aired. It has been great providing music for Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, and Kelly Clarkson as well as the others, many of whom will also be future stars... more

Luthier

Building from the Heart/The Genesis

by Tom Bills

Some of the main elements that determine the quality and outcome of guitar design are bracing, wood selection, bridge design, neck construction, tap tuning, action, and playability. Interestingly, however, I believe these elements, as important as they may be, do not fully determine the overall sound and feel of the guitar... more

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Interview

Ken Hatfield

by Stephen Rekas

For years Ken Hatfield has been a mainstay at the Buscarino Players Concert affiliated with the Classic American (Long Island) Guitar Show. This is all the more unusual given that he plays on nylon strings and the Long Island affair is largely an archtop jazz event... more

1.  John Jackson - The Video Collection

John Jackson grew up in rural Virginia, listening to the older musicians around him and the blues stars whose records he heard on his family's wind-up phonograph...

2.  Pickin' Like Chet: Chet Atkins Vintage Classics, Vol. 1
3.  Judicael Perroy in Concert
4.  Guitar Quick Licks - Ritchie Blackmore: Classic Rock, Key of G
5.  Early Jazz For Fingerstyle Guitar

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Jazz and the Classical Guitar: Theory and Application

by Ken Hatfield

This book is designed to familiarize classical guitarists with the musical vocabulary of jazz, and to encourage jazz guitarists to explore the beautiful sonorities and limitless expressive potential of the classical guitar... more

Gene Bertoncini - Art of Solo Jazz Guitar

by Gene Bertoncini

Enjoy an informal Master Class with renowned acoustic jazz guitarist Gene Bertoncini as he guides a small group of students through his unique approach to the instrument...

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