jazz guitarist
Six-string swing player
A jazz guitarist is a guitarist who plays jazz music, typically emphasizing improvisation, complex chord voicings, and swing rhythms.
The instrument's role in jazz has evolved from rhythm section accompaniment to featured soloist: Wes Montgomery was one of the most influential jazz guitarists of the 1960s.
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
chord changes · lick · archtop · fingerpicking · solo · blues · blue note · comping · standards · trio · club · smoky · late night · riff · amplifier · nylon · jam · open mic
- guitaristsJimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen
- folk musiciansfolk singer, folk duo, folk trio, fiddler, balladeer
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Musician playing fingerstyle acoustic repertoire
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jazz guitaristJohn Williams
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