“Zen Guitar” by Philip Toshio Sudo is one of the most helpful books on playing guitar that I have encountered, and I highly recommend it to every guitarist.  It is unique among instructional books about guitar in that it has nothing to say about chords, scales, or technical matters at all.  As the author points […]

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FUNDAMENTALS OF JAZZ IMPROVISATION A Few Thoughts on the Subject by Max Ridgway   This little essay is not meant to be a comprehensive examination of jazz improvisation, nor is it an authoritative or final word on the subject; there are many excellent books already, and they are all helpful. I am merely presenting a […]

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