Results for "jazz guitar"

Hazen Wang（王浩臻）

Born: April 17, 2007

Hazen Wang （王浩臻）is a jazz guitarist and composer from Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. He is currently based in Columbia, South Carolina, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of South Carolina.He began playing guitar at the age of ten and has studied jazz guitar with Chinese jazz guitarist and educator Zhang Boyuan (张博源) and jazz guitarist and educator Steve Briody. He continues to develop his skills in jazz improvisation, harmony, rhythm, and ensemble performance through his studies with them, as well as with other members of the Jazz Studies faculty at the University of South Carolina.In 2025, Hazen continued his musical education in the United States

Kyle Green

Born: January 16, 1986

Kyle Green is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator based in Portugal. Through his work as a performer, conductor, festival founder, and arts leader, he has built an international career dedicated to performance, music education, and the advancement of jazz culture.

Green received his formal musical education at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and The City University of New York, where he studied while simultaneously building a career as a guitar instructor. His playing draws from the post-bop tradition, balancing expressive improvisation with a strong commitment to melody, interaction, and swing.

Tom Ricci

Tom Ricci is an Argentine-American jazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter based in Southern California. Born in Buenos Aires, his music brings together vocal jazz, bossa nova, blues, tango, Latin American song and contemporary material. His singing is intimate and conversational, while his guitar playing moves between Brazilian rhythm, jazz harmony and the expressive vocabulary of blues and rock.

Raised between Argentina and the United States, Ricci developed a musical identity shaped by movement between cultures. His repertoire includes American standards, Brazilian songs, Argentine classics, original compositions and modern songs reimagined through a jazz lens. He has performed throughout the United States and internationally in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, China, Taiwan and Europe, including appearances at Borges 1975 in Buenos Aires, Jazz Nos Fundos in São Paulo, Sappho Live Jazz in Taipei, a sold-out performance at LAVO in Shenzhen and The Troubadour in Los Angeles.

Cecil Alexander

Born: October 25, 1994

Cecil Alexander is a guitarist, composer, and arranger from Muskegon, Michigan. A 2016 graduate of Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in Jazz Composition, he went on to earn his M.M. in Jazz Performance from William Paterson University in 2019.

In addition to his work as a jazz musician, Cecil co-founded the folk-rock group Visen in 2016, which released its debut EP, Shoulder Deep, the following year. His versatility and artistry have earned him top honors, including 1st place at the 2017 Wilson Center Jazz Guitar Competition and the 2018 Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Competition. In 2019, he was named a finalist in the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition.

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Alessandro Florio

Alessandro Florio is an Italian jazz guitarist, composer, educator, and bandleader whose work bridges the rich tradition of jazz with a distinctive contemporary voice. Over the course of his career, he has established himself as an internationally active artist, performing throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia alongside some of the most respected figures in jazz.

In 2026, Florio released Controra Avenue, recorded in New York with acclaimed saxophonist Troy Roberts, Kyle Koehler and Carmen Intorre Jr. Since its release, Controra Avenue has received widespread critical acclaim, earning highly favorable reviews from specialized international jazz publications and further strengthening Florio’s reputation on the contemporary jazz scene.

Vincent Koning

Born: October 31, 1971

Vincent Koning is a Netherlands-based guitarist recognized for his expressive tone and stylistic versatility across jazz, blues, and contemporary music. A sought-after performer, he has built a strong reputation for his refined playing, musical sensitivity, and powerful swing feel. Since 2008, Vincent has been a core member of The Ghost, the King and I, contributing to the group’s distinctive sound and ongoing success. His playing combines technical precision with a strong sense of musical narrative, resulting in performances that are both engaging and sophisticated. In addition to performing, Vincent is an active educator and collaborator, dedicated to artistic growth and the development of new musical projects.

KWELLA & STOWELL

Active since: 2010

The duo Kwella & Stowell invites the listener into a personal and intimate space.
The two acclaimed jazz guitarists, John Stowell (US) and Jens Christian Kwella (DK), will release the album The Room on May 29 — a musical meeting between two guitarists from different continents.

Since 2009, the two have performed regularly in Denmark, and over time they have developed a shared language and musical universe on stage — their own “room.”

After completing their tour in the fall of 2025, they spent a single day at The Hideout Studio in Aalborg recording nine tracks without overdubs or corrections, which are now being released.
The music and the process should be seen as a contrast to a music industry where everything can be edited and perfected with AI and other tools — at the risk of losing spontaneity and the sense that the music is created in the moment.

James Wengrow

Born: October 26, 1989

James Wengrow is a Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer from Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia. Fusing idioms while maintaining a distinguishable sonic personality, James’ output has been described as “A sprightly collage of experimental jazz, heavy prog, math rock, and neoclassical music...The perfect stop-over for curious rock fans looking to branch to jazz and visa versa" (Bandcamp Daily), and “delving deep into territory that is as much Fugazi as it is [Miles] Davis... a blazing intensity to the heavier passages neatly offset by occasional moments of shimmering beauty” (Sonic Abuse).  Drawing similarities to Ornette Coleman and the Avant-garde, All About Jazz states “...[James’] music summons the same tumult, or at least the same clamor felt in the early 1960s... the spirit and energy of those times is unmistakable.”

Marko Čepak Maki

Marko Čepak, born in Slovenia, earned a master’s degree in jazz guitar (110/110 cum laude) from the G. Tartini Conservatory in Trieste (Italy), where his research focused on harmonic substitution techniques in original works. He previously graduated in jazz studies with a thesis centered on his original compositions, inspired by the natural landscapes of his native Karst region. These compositions were brought to life on his debut album Makia Planet (2016), recorded with his quartet.

His music draws deeply from the culturally rich and diverse landscape of Southern Europe, shaped by his life between Slovenia and Italy. This vibrant environment informs his work across a range of genres and styles, blending regional influences with a contemporary jazz sensibility.