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“The new Ibanez guitar is exceptional, won’t be too expensive… I am pretty excited about it”: Pat Metheny’s new signature jazz box is out now – and the Charlie Christian-inspired pickup is star of the show

The Ibanez PM3C is a pro-quality, affordable, available in Natural Amber and Black "low-gloss" finishes, and has a single-coil based on the pickup from Christian's ES-150

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George Benson: Beatles "let it hang out"

On "Everything Fab Four," the legendary musician discusses his latest album, first instrument and Beatles cover

Salon

“An unforgettable experience”: George Benson is leading a four-day concert and workshop event featuring some of the world’s brightest guitar talents –and Rick Beato is hosting

Breezin’ with the Stars combines workshops, gigs and a luxury hotel resort

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“I’ll see you there!”: George Benson announces 4-day “musical extravaganza” Breezin' With The Stars, with gigs and workshops featuring Tommy Emmanuel, Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather and more

Hosted in Phoeniz, AZ, in partnership with Ibanez, Benson's Breezin' With The Stars features concerts, signing sessions, stories from the stars, and Rick Beato as master of ceremonies

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“Improvise a musical story that makes sense, and takes the listener on a captivating musical journey”: “Call and response” phrasing can help transform a simple guitar solo into an evocative narrative device

In blues maestro Josh Smith's latest GW column, the guitarist draws inspiration from George Benson for a lesson in call and response phrasing

Guitar World

“It was midnight. Quincy Jones said, ‘Ritenour, this is Q. You gotta get down here right now. We gotta fix George's solo’”: Lee Ritenour sets the record straight on fixing George Benson’s Give Me the Night solo

Quincy Jones made Ritenour swear never to tell George Benson about the incident

Guitar World

“Quincy said, ‘Ritenour, this is Q. You gotta get down here right now!’”: Lee Ritenour reveals all about his top secret mission to save George Benson’s Give Me The Night solo

After an unfortunate recording accident in the analogue tape days, Quincy Jones needed an 11th hour rescue job and duly made a late night call to the only player who could help

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“Django stretched the guitar imagination to its limit. He was the fastest, the most creative”: What Django Reinhardt can teach today’s blues players

Idolized by B.B. King and George Benson, Django Reinhardt was gypsy jazz guitar’s most legendary player. Improve your jazz vocabulary with this primer in his pyrotechnic style

Guitar World

“I love Gibson – I always have. Even though people like Slash play Les Pauls, for me they work better in a jazzier sound-world”: Jimmy Page was bowled over by her playing. Now Rosie Frater-Taylor is injecting jazz solos into pop for an all-new sound

Inspired by jazz-go-pop stars like George Benson and Pat Metheny, the Pickup Music tutor and rising star has a unique guitar-meets-vocal vamping style

Guitar World

“All I took to studios was a 335 and a Princeton Reverb”: Ray Parker Jr. on the ultra-rare Yamaha prototype he used on the Ghostbusters theme, and the helpful trick he learned from Grant Green, George Benson, and Melvin Sparks

In a career-spanning conversation with Vertex Effects, the maestro – whose discography includes work with Bill Withers, Chaka Kahn, and Stevie Wonder – confesses his love for mono, and reveals why he always keeps things simple in the studio

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: “A rich and articulate old-school tone that embodies the sound of mid-century New York”: D’Angelico’s iconic flagship archtop guitars are back – and “better than ever”

The New York luthier has redesigned its EXL-1 and Style B archtops to honor the brand’s heritage while improving hand fit and introducing extra features, too

Guitar World

15 best Gorillaz tracks to test your system

We’ve curated the finest tracks from the most successful virtual band ever so that you can get the best out of your hi-fi.

What Hi-Fi?

Greg Howe: “I realized that I wasn't going to push pure technique any further than Paul Gilbert or Jason Becker. So, I thought, 'OK, what am I going to do after that?'”

The master guitarist reveals how he's moving forward after the tragic death of his fiancé and manager, how he blended John Scofield and George Benson with Van Halen, and the solo album he hopes people have forgotten

Guitar World

50 guitar chord shapes guitarists need to know

Increase your fretboard vocabulary now!

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How a pair of weight-lifting gloves helped Louis Johnson play slap bass

Louis Johnson: “I wear gloves to slow me down. When I take them off, it makes me play too fast”

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70 years on: Remembering Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy jazz trailblazer who triumphed over adversity and changed guitar forever

George Benson says it was his swing. Peter Frampton says it was his soul. John Jorgenson says he was the first to play the impossible. What made Reinhardt so special?

Guitar World

George Benson on the time he met Jimi Hendrix, how Peter Frampton changed the course of his career and what Paul McCartney made of his Beatles tribute

One of the all-time jazz guitar greats on upsetting guitar companies, receiving praise from Frank Sinatra, and what it was really like working with Miles Davis

Daily Mirror

Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep fans go wild for 'fever dream' video pair dancing together

There's nothing like having fun with your co-workers after a busy day at work - which Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd proved with their dance break on Only Murders In The Building

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‘The Journey Home’ Wasn’t Easy For Jazz Great John Carey Who Continues To Make Hits

When diagnosed with cancer, John Carey used his music to get him through the difficult days.

The Guardian - UK

Creed Taylor obituary

Grammy-winning record producer who took jazz in adventurous new directions

The Guardian - UK

Jazz impresario Creed Taylor was one of the last of a dying breed of ‘record men’

Armed with just a passion for jazz, Taylor became a producer and the owner of the world’s most successful jazz label, working with everyone from John Coltrane to Nina Simone

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to sing Mona Lisa on the street for coins’: George Benson’s honest playlist

The jazz guitar great remains in awe of Etta James, Nat King Cole and Mario Lanza, but what’s the disco classic he’d recommend to get a party started?

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