Charlie ChristianCharlie Christian ( July 29, 1916 March 2, 1942) was a famous jazz guitarist and is often considered the first electric guitar innovator. Chistian was born in Dallas, Texas and was raised in Oklahoma. In the late 1930s he came to the attention of record p
Franco CerriFranco Cerri (born January 29 1926) is an Italian guitarist, born in Milano. Franco Cerri personality not only the most popular and the most authoritative italian guitarist, but also one of the most important stylist in the European jazz world. He began h
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Bill FrisellWilliam Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. He is, along with John Scofield and Pat Metheny, one of the best-known and perhaps best-regarded guitarists of the last decade. Frisell was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jim HallJames Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930) is a jazz guitarist and composer. Beyond some thirty albums as a bandleader, Hall has recorded with Paul Desmond, Jimmy Giuffre, Pat Metheny and Sonny Rollins, among others. External links E. Profile: A fan page:
Charlie HunterCharlie Hunter is a jazz, rock and fusion guitarist. Hunter is best known for playing a custom, eight-string guitar. He plays the lead guitar on the top five strings and bass guitar on the bottom three strings simultaneously. With the addition of rotating
Stanley JordanStanley Jordan is a jazz/ jazz fusion guitarist, best known for his development of the touch technique for playing guitar. He was born in Chicago on July 31, 1959. Normally, a guitarist must use two hands to play each note. One hand will press down a guit
Barney KesselBarney Kessel ( 17 October 1923 6 May 2004) was an American jazz guitarist. Kessel was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. He began his career as a teenager touring with local dance bands. Barney Kessel is known for his innovative work in the guitar trio set
John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942) is a jazz fusion guitar player from Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with the electric group of Miles Davis in the late 1960s, with other well-known players such as Chick Corea and Tony Williams. The Mahav
