Music transcends barriers, connecting people across the globe through a universal language. Anupam Shobhakar, an Indian-American musician based in New York, embodies this philosophy by seamlessly ...

Dublin's finest export? Not Guinness, but Irish jazz guitarist Louis Stewart (January 5, 1944—August 20, 2016). A guitarist of tremendous skill, invention and personality, Stewart was certainly the ...

Mary Halvorson‘s sound is a hyena, sharp and active. Historically, the classic jazz guitar tone and reputation is closer to a basset hound. 9 out of 10 dentists prefer the one who’s out for blood.

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..