The 2007 Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention

by Stephen Rekas

Each year for the past decade I've had the privilege and pleasure of representing Mel Bay Publications at the annual Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention at the Music City Sheraton Hotel in Nashville. Insiders call it "CAAS" for short with no intention of diminishing its stature as the greatest aggregate of fingerstyle and other guitar players under one roof anywhere in the world. A few of the charter members of the society have attended this event each summer for the past 23 years!...more

Interview

Artist Interview: Jonathan Kreisberg

by Gerald Miller

Jonathan shared some thoughts with Guitar Sessions on the eve of the September 2007 release of The South of Everywhere, his second Mel Bay CD and his sixth as a leader.

Born in New York City and raised in Miami, Jonathan Kreisberg took up guitar at the age of ten after hearing the first Van Halen album. He quickly developed an intense dedication to the instrument and won accolades...more

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City Scene

Chicago, Illinois

by Franklin "Chico" Welch

I've been a working musician for 31 years, most of that time in Chicago. One of the main reasons I live here is the quality and variety of music and musicians the city has to offer. My original music draws from a wide variety of traditions...more

1.  Cajon Power - Marco Fadda 2-DVD Set

Cajón Power is a true didactic encyclopedia, where Marco Fadda plays and explains both traditional and modern rhythms, with the aid of 34 exceptional musicians, among them Billy Cobham, Joey De Francesco and Giovanni Hidalgo. Marco Fadda is one of the most versatile cajon players in the...

2.  El Cajon Flamenco 2-DVD Set
3.  Los Caminos Del Cajon DVD
4.  Playalong DVD - Learn To Play Guitar 1
5.  William Kanengiser: With His Friends in Japan 2008

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Parking Lot Picker's Songbook, Guitar Edition

review by Richard Turner

Dix Bruce, author of the Parking Lot Picker's Songbook, defines "parking lot pickers" as people who congregate in the parking lots and other areas surrounding bluegrass festivals to enjoy casual music making. Informal music making with others is probably the most fun and satisfying musical experience one can have....more

Learn to Play Stevie Ray Vaughn Guitar Techniques, Vol. 1

taught by Jamie Humphries

Learn five Stevie Ray Vaughan tracks note for note with Jamie Humphries. This superb 2-DVD set teaches that made Stevie the greatest blues guitarist...

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