Charlie Hunter is a guitarist, producer, and composer celebrated for his innovative approach to the instrument. He gained widespread recognition for his pioneering technique on an eight-string guitar, ...

In a culture so besieged by the conflict between art and commerce, it’s perhaps natural that the use of pop idioms is disparaged by the critical elite, anxious to protect their canon from dilution.

Genre-curious jazz guitarist and composer Charlie Hunter swings into Orlando for an eye-popping two-night stand of four (count ’em!) gigs at the intimate Judson’s Live. Over a 35-year career, Hunter ...

Kurt Elling has been called the definitive male jazz singer of the modern era. His abundant technique, including an elastic, four octave range, ample sustain and vibrato, and blurry-fast scatting, is ...

The 1990s saw several young guitarists gaining notoriety, despite guitar-based music giving way to saccharine pop mid-way through the decade. These players’ influence will cast a long shadow, whether ...