• Medium Gauge (0.70mm) Black Guitar Picks
• Bag of 72
• Standard 351 Shape

This Gibson Guitar Pick features the 351 shape and is made of quality celluloid.

List Price: $ 21.95

Price: $ 18.99

• ISBN13: 9780634028649
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

16 contemporary favorites: Bali Run (Fourplay) * Cast Your Fate to the Wind (David Benoit) * Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington, Jr.) * Morning Dance (Spyro Gyra) * Mountain Dance (Dave Grusin) * Rio De Janeiro Blue (Randy Crawford) * She Likes to Watch (Rippingtons) * Songbird (Kenny G) * This Masquerade (George Benson) * We’re in This Love Together (Al Jarreau) * and more.

List Price: $ 14.99

Price: $ 8.10

Smooth jazz may have many derivatives but in general it gets its name due to its down tempo. This along with a layering lead that includes a melody-playing instrument, which typically consists of saxophones or guitars, over a backdrop such as programmed rhythms and various pads and/or samples. While this simply sounds like elevator music, smooth jazz also contains formats that have vocals and tracks from the work of artists like Simply Red or Luther Vandross, who are normally considered “soul” or “R&B”.

What differentiates smooth jazz from soul is that the music must be mellow and soft. Professionals state that there should be no disturbances on the surface, no undercurrents, nothing challenging or obtrusive in the sound. Smooth jazz stemmed out of a decision to use music to create an instrumental based format that would take the place of music of the 70s and early 80s, which had provided background music for office and business environments.

Smooth jazz was brought to the forefront of the music industry by soprano saxophone players like Grover Washington, Jr., Wayne Shorter and Nathan Davis. Wes Montgomery and Grant Green influenced the industry as well with a mellow flavor of electric guitar. Jazz-fusion ensembles such as Spyro Gyra and Bob James’ Fourplay were important in the development of the genre as well.

Most can recognize groups identified as smooth jazz within a few measures as there is a melodic tempo to its sound. Popular smooth jazz artists of today include saxophonists Kenny G, David Sanborn and Art Porter, Jr.; guitarists George Benson, Marc Antoine, and Peter White; and pianists Joe Sample, David Benoit, and Bradley Joseph. As for groups, these include; Fourplay, Pieces of a Dream, Acoustic Alchemy, and The Rippingtons. On the female performers side there is Keiko Matsui, Joyce Cooling, Mindi Abair, Candy Dulfer, Sade, Brenda Russell, Pamela Williams, Regina Belle, and Anita Baker.

Smooth jazz remained successful until 2007 when it began to show signs of waning. Music industry insiders felt smooth jazz was dying out and began pulling out of the genre. However, those in the industry say that smooth jazz concerts and record sales continue to show strong fan support.

Despite the commercial decline in the popularity of smooth jazz, many prominent stations around the United States are still playing it. Why has the popularity of smooth jazz faded? Many say it is due to a handful of factors that include a lack of compelling new music, over-reliance on instrumental cover versions of pop songs similar to the old fashioned ‘elevator music’ style, lack of revenue and the genre not being viable during the current economic crisis. Many purists of the format also feel that the smooth jazz interpretation has strayed too far from its roots in contemporary jazz and new age music by over-relying on soft urban vocals

Will smooth jazz have a place in the future? It could all depend on how creative the artists become and basically, where people’s tastes lie as time goes by.

Find More Smooth Jazz Articles

Play Jazz Guitar

Free Online Articles Directory

Why Submit Articles?
Top Authors
Top Articles
FAQ
AB Answers

Publish Article

0 && $.browser.msie ) {
var ie_version = parseInt($.browser.version);
if(ie_version Hello Guest
Login

Login via

Register
Hello
My Home
Sign Out

Email

Password


Remember me?
Lost Password?

Home Page > Arts & Entertainment > Music > Play Jazz Guitar

Play Jazz Guitar

Edit Article |

Posted: Aug 04, 2008 |Comments: 0
| Views: 176
|

Share

]]>

Ask a question

Ask our experts your Music related questions here…200 Characters left

Related Questions

How do i write content for how to play the guitar
Does guitar hero help you play real guitar ?
What are some easy songs to play on the guitar ?
Does lil wayne play guitar in rebirth ?

Jazz guitar music is based on various guitarists’ attempts to experiment with the form used to express musical ideas. Jazz began with the African slaves combining the song and dance forms they found in America with the musical traditions they carried with them from their homeland. Since then jazz musicians of every nationality have developed certain methods of taking a musical idiom and turning it into jazz by interpreting the music using jazz chord substitution and improvising techniques.

The trademark of the jazz guitar player is that he is inventing new music all the time. When people learn to play musical instruments it is usually with the aim of playing the songs or instrumentals of a famous musician. In jazz the aim is to build new music using other musical genres or the works of composers from outside jazz. A jazz guitarist with a number of years’ experience will have developed his own ways of improvising over a song or instrumental piece. Quite often his improvisation will be based on the techniques of using the notes in the chord he is playing to provide the material for his solo, or to simply use the notes he finds in the melody.

Whichever approach the jazz guitar player uses he will always depart from the melodic structure of the musical work he is improvising over and use melodic figures or “licks” which he has made up or learned from other guitarists. A lick is a combination of notes which can be used in improvising over music in any key. A lick is like a very short tune or fraction of a melody. Listen carefully to a jazz guitar solo. Try imitating some of the licks that you hear. You do not need to play them exactly, just imitate them and see how they fit with other licks to carry the solo to its ending.

Other jazz guitar techniques are the substitution of chords using other chords with more interest or color, the use of walking bass to add interest or changing the rhythm of a song. You can find examples of all these jazz guitar techniques by listening to the music of jazz guitar players like Charlie Christian, one of the pioneers of jazz guitar, Charlie Byrd, an exponent of latin jazz guitar who developed a genre of his own using classical guitar techniques to play jazz, or Wes Montgomery, a guitar player who ventured into many fields of music.

Anybody wanting to learn to play jazz guitar will be wondering what guitars give you that distinctive jazz sound. Of course you can play jazz on any guitar but when musicians think of a “jazz guitar” they usually have in mind a guitar with  “f” holes in the body, an arched top and a piezoelectric pickup. This gives that warm, expressive jazz feel that people associate with jazz guitar and is expressed so well in the work of Wes Montgomery. Epiphone is the brand name most jazz fans associate with this kind of guitar but they are also made by D’Angelico, Gibson and others.

To learn to play jazz guitar, even in a comparatively superficial sense entails listening to alot of jazz guitar music. As you listen you need to analyze what jazz guitarists do and what you, as a musician, WANT to do. Maybe you do not want to learn jazz as a genre but just to play in the style of a certain jazz guitar player. This will cut your work load considerably as you can find tabs for the work of many jazz guitar players on the internet.

Retrieved from “http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/play-jazz-guitar-508632.html”

(ArticlesBase SC #508632)

Ricky Sharples -
About the Author:

Do you want to learn to play the guitar? http://playaguitarforfree.com/ is my blog which shows you that there are many people like you who wish to learn how to play bass, acoustic or electric guitar. You will find guitar lessons, videos, articles and reviews to answer your questions, calm your fears and help you play the guitar.

]]>

Rate this Article

1
2
3
4
5

vote(s)
0 vote(s)

Feedback
RSS
Print
Email
Re-Publish

Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/play-jazz-guitar-508632.html

Article Tags:
jazz guitar

Related Articles

Latest Music Articles
More from Ricky Sharples

How to Play Jazz Guitar – Become a Smooth Jazz Guitarist

Jazz is an excellent language of communication for discerning guitarists. Jazz guitar has its own unique style and form of guitar playing. It is also a very popular form of music that you can play. Then if you let your creativity take over you can even…

By:
Max Canel

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Jan 30, 2007
lViews: 3,380

Online jazz guitar lessons – So where can you find these types of guitar lessons?

Jazz music is also uniquely American with its roots traced to the Deep South. Have you always wanted to learn how to play an instrument like the guitar in the jazz style? Online jazz guitar lessons are quickly becoming the best way in learning how to play the instrument. With the explosion of the Internet the question becomes which online sites are legit, and which are fraudulent?

By:
Joshua K. Lincolnl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
May 03, 2010

How to Play Jazz Guitar

At first glance learning how to play jazz guitar seems complicated. This article sorts out the sources of confusion and suggests how you can best begin your career as a jazz guitar player.

By:
Gyorgy Hubal

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Feb 12, 2009
lViews: 235

Hearing the Song in Jazz Guitar – Memorizing Tunes

Let’s face it, we love the idea of seeing and hearing ourselves playing our jazz guitar. We love the music and the tunes, and most of all, we love jazz guitar! Learning to memorize tunes comes with the territory and simply put, we want to recreate that tune in our playing.

By:
Logan Youngl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Dec 13, 2007
lViews: 126

All About Learning to Play Jazz Guitar

There are many who say that learning to play jazz guitar is complicated. The different scales, modes and chords can be too much to learn and thus, can easily overwhelm those who are new. Stay out of this train of thought. While there is much to learn, there is a lot of help out there as well, and with practice you’ll soon be playing with confidence.

By:
Logan Youngl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Dec 13, 2007
lViews: 114

Improvising a Song on your Jazz Guitar

Spontaneous improvisation is an art that shows the true creativity and skill of jazz guitar players. This skill is almost single-handedly responsible for turning many people toward the art of jazz guitar playing as they seek to emulate the stage performances of fabulous musicians of times past. Let’s not forget that it’s just plain fun, too!

By:
Logan Youngl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Dec 13, 2007
lViews: 116

Learn to Play Jazz Guitar

Jazz Guitar is a great way to increase your skill and prove how well you can play guitar.

By:
Sam Batemanl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Oct 16, 2007
lViews: 237

Brad Paisley Thanks Kimberly Williams Paisley at CMA Awards

The Country Music Awards (CMA) were broadcasted on Nov. 10, 2010 and Brad Paisley has been awarded the CMA Entertainer of the Year title. His year has been fantastic both in terms of professional pinnacles achieved as well as personal milestones reached.

By:
Kristine Bransoml

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 15, 2010

Great Moments In Opera, “Toreador” From Bizet’s “Carmen”

An article about the aria “Toreador” from Bizet’s opera “Carmen”, dedicated to my beautiful friend from Argentina, Marcela Vanmak; who also happens to be a very talented poet. Her ability being such that I am glad she writes in Spanish, as that way I do not have to compete with her yet it is in the spirit of her splendor that I would sing this lovely aria.

By:
Gianni Truviannil

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

For Rap Artists Who Promote And Buy Beats Online

This article was written for rap artists who are serious and don’t want to waste their money buying beats without knowing what they’re in for in the music industry. If you think that the industry is failing or if you’re new to the game, read this! You will learn a lot about hip hop.

By:
Kylel

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

You Sure This Is How Richie Havens Got Famous? Pt. V or The Lull

Ongoing musings on reviving one’s music career after a long layoff.

By:
Dwight Hobbesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

Take Your Time To Find The Right Rap Beats 4 Saleby Kyle Artzt

This article was written to help rappers find their path in the music game. Today’s industry is built for independents but you have to approach the music scene in the right way. Hopefully this article is enlightening!

By:
Kylel

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

Great Moments In Opera, Final Scene Of Bizet’s Carmen

An article dedicated to my friend and Argentine author, Marcela Vanmak. She being a lady whose sensual beauty added to her long black hair and deep dark eyes would make her ideal to play the role of the gypsy; Carmen.

By:
Gianni Truviannil

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

How Did St. John of Patmos Not See Billy Ray Cyrus Coming?

The demise of country music goes hand-in-hand with the erosion of American Liberty.

By:
Regan Straleyl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

Learn to play the violin: what every beginner needs to know

Anyone who has tried to play the violin will find that it is not easy in the beginning. A violin may look small and feel like it is an easy instrument to pick up, however, it is possibly one of the most difficult instruments to pick up.My purpose here is not to scare you off learning the violin, or to discourage here. Rather, through this article, I hope to be able to inform you of what you need to be aware of before learning the violin. What are these tips?

By:
Rita Yeol

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 14, 2010

Acoustic Beginner Guitars

Acoustic guitars are great to play and very family- and neighbor-friendly but beginner acoustic guitar players need to be careful when buying their first instrument. This article covers the main points you need to think about as a beginner guitar buyer.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Dec 03, 2009

Tab Guitar Software – Some Choices

If you have started composing your own guitar music you are probably looking around for some way to write your own tabs. There are programs that generate guitar tab and even play them for you as MIDI files.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 26, 2009

Learning How To Play The Guitar – What You Need In Your Head

In your transformation from a guitar enthusiast to a guitar player you need to acquire some knowledge. Becoming an authority on the guitar and guitar music is not stricly necessary in order to learn how to play the guitar but this knowledge will help you on the way to finding your direction as a guitar player.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 23, 2009

Learning How To Play The Guitar – Muscle Memory

Muscle memory is a term we use to describe the process our body uses to learn new skills. So as guitar players we can improve the learning process by taking a special kind of care when we practice with our guitars.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Nov 19, 2009

Guitar Notes Made Easy – How To Make Sense Of Guitar Notes On Tabs

This article is for beginner guitar players who want to sort out the confusion they feel when they are confronted with guitar tabs. The notes on the guitar tab are not hard to learn once you learn the basic principles involved.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Oct 15, 2009

Popular Acoustic Guitar Songs

Popular acoustic guitar songs do not always start out being acoustic or popular. It takes a guitar player or singer who can bring something special to make the song appeal to an audience.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Oct 06, 2009
lViews: 1,177

Tab For Spanish Guitar – What To Look For

Despite the growth of many other guitar styles over the years, Spanish guitar music still has a hold on music lovers’ imaginations. If you have some experience as a guitar player and want to try your hand at playing Spanish guitar, this article will help you with the names of some artists who are renowned for their interpretations of Spanish music.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Oct 06, 2009

Country Tab For Guitar

If you are a country music fan who wants to learn to play your favorite songs, this article recommends some great sources of tab for country guitar music. Whether you just want to strum along to cowboy songs or if you want to learn some nifty guitar licks. you will find what you need here.

By:
Ricky Sharplesl

Arts & Entertainment>
Musicl
Oct 01, 2009

Add new Comment

Your Name: *

Your Email:

Comment Body: *

Verification code:*

* Required fields

Author Navigation

My Home
Publish Article
View/Edit Articles
View/Edit Q&A
Edit your Account
Manage Authors
Statistics Page
Personal RSS Builder

My Home
Edit your Account
Update Profile
View/Edit Q&A
Publish Article
Author Box

Ricky Sharples has 199 articles online

Contact Author

Subscribe to RSS

Print article

Send to friend

Re-Publish article

Articles Categories
All Categories

Advertising
Arts & Entertainment
Automotive
Beauty
Business
Careers
Computers
Education
Finance
Food and Beverage
Health
Hobbies
Home and Family
Home Improvement
Internet
Judaism
Law
Marketing
News and Society
Relationships
Self Improvement
Shopping
Spirituality
Sports and Fitness
Technology
Travel
Writing

Arts & Entertainment

Antiques
Art
Humor
Literature
Movies
Music
Online Gambling
Television
Theater
Visual Art

]]>

Need Help?
Contact Us
FAQ
Submit Articles
Editorial Guidelines
Blog

Site Links
Recent Articles
Top Authors
Top Articles
Find Articles
Site Map

Webmasters
RSS Builder
RSS
Link to Us

Business Info
Advertising

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2010 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved.

More Jazz Guitar Articles

• Body: Curly laminated Maple top, back, and rims
• Body Dimensions: 16 in. (W) x 20 in. (L) x 2-1/4 in. (D)
• Binding: Multi-ply cream binding on top, single-ply on back and neck
• Bridge: Nashville tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece

An inlayed “C” at the 12th fret identifies this timeless beauty a classic. All other features are pure Gibson deluxe including, a laminated curly maple body, binding on top and bottom, a bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays, Grover Keystone tuners, a Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpiece, and black speed knobs.The Gibson ES-137 Classic Electric Guitar When Gibson’s carved-top guitar luthiers in Memphis began building the magnificent ES-137 Classic in 2002, it was an inst

List Price: $ 2,904.00

Price: $ 2,049.00

Gibson ES-137 Classic Electric Guitar, Cherry Sunburst

• Laminated curly maple body
• Maple neck
• Mahogany center block to reduce feedback and add sustain
• Multiple bound body on top, single bound on back
• Bound fingerboard

An inlayed “C” at the 12th fret identifies this timeless beauty a classic. All other features are pure Gibson deluxe including, a laminated curly maple body, binding on top and bottom, a bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays, Grover Keystone tuners, a Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpiece, and black speed knobs.

List Price: $ 2,904.00

Price: $ 2,049.00

Find More ES-137 Products

• Songs:
• Angela
• Cast Your Fate To The Wind
• Feels So Good
• Give Me The Night

For use with all Bb, Eb and C instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part.

Rating: (out of 2 reviews)

List Price: $ 16.99

Price: $ 10.14

• Natural Finish
• Extra strings
• Cord & Strap
• DVD
• Natural Finish, Extra strings
• Cord and Strap, DVD
• 41 inches Acoustic Natural

Each package includes one guitar, strap, extra strings, picks and lesson DVD. Maestro by Gibson guitars include a Five Year Limited Warranty – Satisfaction Guaranteed. 24/7 Customer Service. 1-800-4GIBSON or www.gibson.com

Rating: (out of 1 reviews)

List Price: $ 129.99

Price: $ 128.99

Gibson Guitars 100 Years of an American Icon

• Softcover Book Pages: 316
• By Walter Carter

..chronicles 100 years of the companies that building Gibson guitars, banjos, and mandolins. Beautifully illustrated with countless pictures of guitars and the musicians who made them famous, this coffee-table edition is written by some of today’s most prominent music writers.This splendid book chronicles 100 years of the companies that building Gibson guitars, banjos, and mandolins. Beautifully illustrated with countless pictures of guitars and the musicians who made them famous, this

Rating: (out of 8 reviews)

List Price: $ 19.95

Price: $ 49.99

GIBSON LES PAUL, HARD ROCK CAFE - ELECTRIC GUITAR CLASSIC T-SHIRT - RARE!!!

US $15.79 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 5:16:01 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $15.79 Buy it now | Add to watch list

GIBSON LES PAUL, HARD ROCK CAFE - ELECTRIC GUITAR CLASSIC T-SHIRT - RARE!!!

US $15.79 End Date: Sunday May-20-2012 5:16:01 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $15.79 Buy it now | Add to watch list