Today, we’ll break down practical, guitar-friendly strategies to help you learn tunes faster, keep them in your fingers longer, and finally play without staring at a page for dear life.

Jazz Guitar Lessons Blog

12.09.2025

How to Steal from Horn Players (Without Feeling Guilty)

Want your jazz guitar solos to sound more melodic (and less “boxy”)? Steal from horn players! Learn how to borrow their phrasing, articulation, and melodic tricks — without feeling guilty. Your guitar will thank you.

Jazz Guitar Lessons Blog

01.10.2025

Album Deep Dive: Wes Montgomery – Smokin’ at the Half Note

Welcome to Album Deep Dives here on JazzGuitarLessons.net. Today, let’s explore an album that has influenced just about every modern jazz guitarist: Smokin’ at the Half Note (1965), featuring the Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery.

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