HAMDEN — When John Thomas, guitar enthusiast and Quinnipiac University law professor, first visited the late Ken Parker’s guitar studio in Massachusetts, he was amazed by the caliber of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This guitar was made by Robert ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Alex Skolnick has never been content to stay in a single lane. The longtime Testament guitarist and shape-shifting improviser returns to Cleveland this fall with the Alex Skolnick ...

In a rare interview, Wes Montgomery revealed the insecurities that forced his retreat from jazz, even as he was celebrated as ...

While still in high school, Upchurch started playing with popular neighborhood groups such as the Cool Gents, who were ...

A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.

Here are my 10 top albums that made the last 12 months even more worthwhile, and they’ve held up to repeated listening, too: ...

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is a unique star, a bright constellation within the multiverse of jam bands. This Maryland-bred quartet fuses funk, rock, and electrifying showmanship into what they call ...

After 40 years as a jazz professional, appearing on several hundred albums as leader and sideman, Kenny Burrell is among the handful of guitar greats who have forever changed the role of their ...