We count down the 100 Best Guitarists of All Time with the help of some of today's greatest guitar players to kick off ...

Freeman was a staple of Chicago's jazz music scene – and played with contemporaries including Gene Ammons and Groove Holmes ...

and his big Gretsch guitar, which he utilizes to weave a stream of classic jazz, quiet lounge melodies, and rustic Americana. Known for his work with pedal steel player Jon Rauhouse (who plays for ...

During that time Charlie Byrd made some of his best recorded work: “Jazz Recital,” ‘(57) “Blues For Night People,” (’57) “Jazz at The Showboat,” (’58) “Guitar in the Wind,” (’59) “The Artistry of ...

Last time Gossip Wolf checked in with Strawberry Jacuzzi guitarist Shannon Candy, she was about to drop her solo debut in November 2020. The irreverent bubblegum dance-punk on that album ...

Now 96 years old, George Freeman has been part of every stylistic development of modern jazz guitar and made groundbreaking contributions to the instrument. Over an 80-year career, during which he ...

Credit: Paul Natkin/WireImage/Getty Images Jazz guitarist George Freeman, a mainstay of Chicago’s music scene, died on April 1 at 97 – mere days before he was due to play a show in celebration ...