The guitar and its close relatives play an essential role throughout the Latin music world. Traditional Peruvian music places the guitar as its primary harmonic instrument. The Brazilian bossa nova ...

Presenting his fifth album as leader, Puerto Rican jazz guitarist Richard Peña unveils The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar, continuing his personal exploration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, leading a quintet ...

Latin jazz guitarist Sergio Lara is standing at the crossroads, right there were bluesman Robert Johnson once stood. For years, he was part of the nouveau flamenco guitar duo Lara & Reyes with ...

ANACONDA — The Latin jazz sounds of Estrada and the talent of Zoe's Garden will highlight the Anaconda Live concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in the Washoe Theater, Anaconda.

The CJRO is set to deliver an electrifying month-long celebration of Brazilian jazz, highlighting some of the finest jazz artists in the region. Led by CJRO artistic director Drew Zaremba, these ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

Guitar in jazz / Leonard Feather -- Nick Lucas / Nick Lucas and Jas Obrecht -- Eddie Lang / James Sallis -- From blues to jazz guitar / Dan Lambert -- Jazz guitar duet: a fifty-year history / Richard ...

For 30 years, trumpet and flugelhorn player Diego Urcola has toured and recorded with Cuba-born saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera. For his own new album, Urcola hired his boss as featured sideman. This is ...