After five CDs and almost three decades of composing and teaching, jazz guitarist Paul Renz knows all too well that inspiration can come in the funniest ways. But even he was a bit surprised by the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Guitar skills: Pioneered by Django Reinhardt, this jazz style grew out of Paris in the 1930s.

Am6 gives you an instant gypsy jazz sound akin to greats like Django Reinhardt, Birélli Lagrène and newer kid on the block Remi Harris. Try A13, D6/9 and E7 too. Count to four to keep time and strum a ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...