National Guitar Workshop 2010 Guest Artists Announced
Looks like another awesome summer!
Pentatonic Side-Slipping Etude From Casa Valdez
Illustrates the use of pentatonics to play chromatically over Impressions changes.
Kevin Eubanks to Quit The Tonight Show
Cast you’re vote for who should replace him.
Top 100 Greatest Jazz Albums
100 greatest jazz albums as voted on by the members of www.jazzguitar.be.
This Land Is Your Land
This is a great way to look at the world.
TuneGlue via Lifehacker
Find new tunes you’d like by mapping music connections. Pretty neat.
Rainy Mood
For those times when you need a sound that’s not music.
How to Give a Performance by Douglas Niedt
A seriously detailed look at how to prepare yourself for performances. A must-read.
13 Things I Learned at the Chris Botti Show
Jason Parker looks at the bright side of smooth jazz.
Practicing with Speed Bursts
A nice little lesson from Sweetwater’s Mitch Gallagher.
Top 10 Tips and Tools for Freelancers
Musicians need to pay attention to this stuff, too.
Preparing for Tour with an Independent Musician
I’d like to do a little regional tour one of these days. Great food for thought in this article.
Orianthi’s “According to You”
Is the guitar neck in the foreground of the video is a nod to Guitar Hero?
Blast Through Daily Chores Using a Playlist Timer
Another great use for music. I always use David Sanborn’s album “Upfront” to get motivated and get things done!
Photos courtesy of Roger Evans.
Orithani with Steve Vai
Damn! Could she be the guitar hero for the 21st century?
Impro-visor
A nice freeware alternative to Band in a Box
Not Playing Guitar
A great blog with lots of stuff to read when you’re not playing guitar.
James Taylor’s 2010 Carnegie Hall Series
I’m sure this will be a great series, I hope it will be broadcast.
Bear’s Battlestar Blog
Composer Bear McCreary blogs about the process of making music for film and television.
John Coltrane Interviews
I was just made aware of these gems. Very interesting to hear.
The Guitar Student Journal
A motivated adult student blogs about his progress studying the guitar.
