RARE PHOTOS: 3 - The Real Truth

Al Nesbitt is the next big name in instrumental acoustic guitar

The skilled musician and songwriter combines a cinematic compositional sensibility with fiery, technically-dazzling six-string playing

Guitar World · Apr 16, 2024

Jimmy Herring has lent his talents to the Allman Brothers Band and Derek Trucks – he’s a play-anything virtuoso who can fuse jazz, blues and rock together like no other

Herring marries the harmonic sophistication of jazz to the power of rock and blues, and this lesson will knock your picking articulation and chord changes into shape

Guitar World · Apr 12, 2024

“Certain people I knew from the scene wouldn’t speak to me after I got a hit. But it’s all music… I just had a great time”: Brian Auger warned Jimi Hendrix off drugs, lent money to Rod Stewart and learned what prog was from Keith Emerson

Multi-genre organ master’s fervent hope is that he opened a channel between rock and jazz: ”And it kind of worked out…”

Louder · Apr 1, 2024

Grammys 2024 | Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain’s group Shakti wins Best Global Music Album award

Indian fusion band Shakti, led by Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain, wins Best Global Music Album at the Grammys for their album ‘This Moment’

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

“Even though I go off on a tangent sometimes, I think he appreciates the melodic aspect I bring to the John Hackett Band”: Guitarist Nick Fletcher indulges himself on solo instrumental Quadrivium

Jazz rocker explores modes, plaintive tones and mysticism on his album, featuring old bandmate Dave Bainbridge

Louder · Jan 18, 2024

"I did Bat Out Of Hell thinking it was a comedy record. I did it as a spoof of Springsteen": What a career in music has taught Todd Rundgren

The man who had a public spat with John Lennon and made David Bowie cry says he’s a hard-worker more than a genius, and that music has been devalued

Louder · Jan 2, 2024

“I was seven months pregnant. The doctor said I couldn’t travel but I explained that I was going to be playing with John McLaughlin… she said, ‘Okay, well you have to go!’” Hedvig Mollestad started out feeling like a failure

From a challenging start where she couldn’t play be-bop to delivering improv music that’s favourably compared with King Crimson, she’s taken every opportunity to progress

Louder · Dec 13, 2023

“Owned by, played by, signed by and designed by some of the brightest lights in rock ‘n’ roll”: Eric Clapton launches 25th anniversary Crossroads Festival auction – and it includes some serious instruments

Slowhand's 'Crash' Fender Stratocaster and a unique PRS Silver Sky are among the guitars up for sale, and all proceeds will go towards supporting the Crossroads Centre in Antigua

Guitar World · Nov 15, 2023

Thrill of fusing John McLaughlin’s jazz with India traditions keeps Shakti together for 50 years

Quintet will bring its cross-cultural sound to Ravinia.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023

"For me, it’s perfect": PRS drops stunning new Private Stock John McLaughlin model

Limited to just 200 examples in 2023, McLaughlin's new signature guitar has one of the most stacked spec sheets we've seen all year, including a neck made of hormigo – a tonewood often used on marimbas

Guitar World · Jul 18, 2023