Jazz
jazz guitar news, players, music, videos, and gear connected to jazz — collected across Guitar Radar.
Guitar Radar has 13 stories tagged Jazz, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under music, players and gear. The most recent story, from Oct 18, 2026, is “URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival opens an eight-day program of concerts, workshops and competition”. Coverage here goes back to Sep 7, 2026.
Stories
Players
URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival opens an eight-day program of concerts, workshops and competition
The 11th edition begins October 18 with Duke Robillard and runs through October 25, bringing 30 artists, public masterclasses, a luthier expo and competition to Rhode Island.
Crossroads closes with Mayer and Trucks trading leads, Marcus King meeting Sierra Hull and a stage full of unlikely pairings
The festival's second night turned its lineup into collaborations that ranged from bluegrass and jazz to Derek and the Dominos.
Crossroads Guitar Festival returns to Austin this weekend with a multi-generation guitar lineup
Eric Clapton's seventh Crossroads festival lands at Moody Center September 26–27, pairing veterans including Buddy Guy and John Mayer with first-time appearances from Tommy Emmanuel and Julian Lage.
Rafael Riqueni and Tim Ries premiere Tunisia at Seville's Flamenco Biennial
The sold-out world premiere pairs one of flamenco guitar's defining contemporary voices with the longtime Rolling Stones saxophonist in an improvisation-led dialogue.
Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival puts 30-plus builders and 60 hours of music in Arvada
The September 18–20 gathering combines an archtop luthier showcase with more than 30 workshops and clinics, making the instrument itself the center of the weekend.
Gear
Gibson Custom brings the 1957 L-5 CES back with scanned vintage geometry
The core-line reissue pairs carved AAA woods and Custombuckers with prices starting at $10,999.
Yamaha turns Matteo Mancuso’s custom Revstar into the production RS20MM signature model
The chambered Vintage Sunburst electric pairs DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary pickups with a five-way selector and Yamaha’s passive Focus Switch.
Music
Stanley Jordan says a two-guitar metal album is in the works
The jazz innovator is using separate effects chains and James Hetfield’s ESP Iron Cross in a tandem-guitar setup for the project.
Pete Roth Trio release ‘Group Chat’, pairing guitar improvisation with Bill Bruford’s return
The September 18 CD/DVD documents Pete Roth, Mike Pratt and Bill Bruford in a jazz-rooted trio that moves through funk, classical material and open improvisation.
Deniz Cuylan returns to acoustic guitar on the intimate, borderless ‘For Luca’
The Turkish-born guitarist's September 18 album folds acoustic guitar into ambient, jazz, folk and modern-classical textures with an international cast.
Jesse Cook sets ‘past the breakwater’ for September 18 and leans into a quieter jazz side
The rumba-flamenco guitarist's 10-track album pares parts of the music down to Spanish guitar and double bass, with a long Forever Live tour beginning the next day.
Strat Andriotis releases progressive-jazz guitar album The Wolf Sleeps Alone
The Canadian guitarist’s new trio record features nine original compositions with bass and drums and moves between progressive modern jazz and more traditional language.
Eric Nelson Gershenow releases the guitar-rich jazz album Unrequited Admiration Society
The Modern Icon Recordings release pairs Gershenow's guitar-led writing with saxophonist Stephen Wise and producer Adrian Harpham.