1. Kurt Rosenwinkel
2. Jonathan Kreisberg
3. Wayne Krantz
4. Corey Christiansen
5. Mark Whitfield
......
Tomek
www.rogersjazz.com
In no partcular order, except #1, who is and will always be #1
1. Jim Hall - still modern after all these years
2. Ben Monder
3. Kurt Rosenwinkel
4. Peter Bernstein
5. Lage Lund
1. Jim Hall.
2. Gilad Hekselman
3. Vic Juris
4. Kurt Rosenwinkle
5. Martijn van Iterson
Jeff Buenz
Pat Metheny
Chico Pinheiro
myles
1. Martijn van Iterson
2. Jesse van Ruller
3. Bireli Lagrene
4. Andreas Oberg
5. Maarten van der Grinten
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random order as well
Rodney Jones
William Ash
Anthony Wilson
Martijn van Iterson
Peter Bernstein
anthony wilson
sheryl bailey
frank vignola
mimi fox
corey christiansen
mark kleinhaut
nate najar
clay moore
gregg
Adam Rogers
JV Ruller
Vic Juris
Lionel Loueke
Sylvain Luc
Paul K
On 12/21/07 5:37 AM, in article
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Vic Juris
Pat Metheny
John Scofield
Dave Tronzo
David Gilmore(not Gilmour)
Marc Ribot
Dave Fuzinski
I can think of a lot more guys who play modern and are terrific players,
but they really don't ring my bell in a big way. 15 years ago I didn't
like Pat Metheny, but now I think he may be my favorite "modern" player.
I don't like everything he does, but there is noone who really satisfies
me every time out the gate. Excepting my lovely wife, of course.
--
Tom Walls
the guy at the Temple of Zeus
Lyle Robinson
http://www.jazzguitarlife.com
http://www.jazzguitarlife.com/blog
http://www.myspace.com/jazzguitarlife
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-Corey Christiansen
'Awakening' is an awesome album, can't wait for another to come out.
-Mimi Fox
I'm including her, although I see Mimi more as a traditional player
than contemporary. 'She's The Woman' and 'Perpetually Hip' are
fanastic.
Steve Herberman
John Stowell
Paul Bollenback
Steve Masakowski
Mimi Fox
Vic Juris
Sid Jacobs
Sheryl Bailey
Ben Monder
Lorne Lofsky
Charlie Robinson
Jack Zucker
Mark Kleinhaut
John Moulder
Jesse vanRuller
Dick Onstenk
Clay Moore
Jimmy Bruno
Henry Johnson
in no order
I'll second that. Steve is beautiful. I don't know of any guitarist
who comps any better (some as good, but none better). Steve's comping
often sounds like natural counterpoint. (Like on the stuff with Donny
McCaslin or Ben Allison.) He makes other people sound better. I wish
I could do that. His own records are great, but the fact that so many
other great musicians like to use him says a lot.
Ken Rose
Jimmy Bruno
Robert Conti
Mark Elf
John Mcglauglin
Howard Alden
Jack Wilkins
haha - what a surprise. LOL
Thanks for the nod!
Clay Moore
Thanks, Gregg!
Clay Moore
So I signed in to youtube and checked these guys out. Here´s what I
think, but I´m pretty critical so if that offends you turn off right
now before its too late.
Kurt Rosenwinkel: Nice player, but I´ve played a lot of avant garde
music and what he does is pretty much what we were doing 30 years ago
so it sounds old.
Jonathan Kreisberg: His chords are VERY cool. He could be a great
player if only he didn´t play so damn slow. Its like listening to a
glacier.
Wayne Krantz: "Something I Don´t Understand Yet." Funk over
changes! Yeah yeah yeah! This is great. Then when they go to the
solos they give up on the changes and lose the groove. Barf. SOS.
Darn good composer. Then there was a live thrash jam that was utter
bullshit. Next up a fine solo composition. Next a jam where he
superimposes changes over a vamp. I like this guy. A lot. If I
could play guitar I would model myself on this guy. Sort of the next
world beyond Larry Carlton. Very hip.
Corey Christiansen: Nice straight ahead player. Quite pleasant to
listen to, good feeling and groove. That´s jazz, no doubt. I´d like
to go see this guy.
Mark Whitfield: Good funky Benson style.
Ben Monder: YEAH! Maybe the next step in straight ahead jazz. This
could be The Man. The complete package as a guitar player. Get some
worthy compositions and band and the skys the limit.
Peter Bernstein: He.s OK.
Lage Lund: All right! This guy can swing. Lots of ideas. Really
nice tone. Holds his own on stage next to George Benson, you can´t
hate that.
Gilad Hekselman: Plays ballads beautifully. Very nice touch and hip
chords, not an extra note. What feeling.
Vic Juris: Very nice Carlton style player. Excellent touch and
groove. Hot licks served up tastefully. Knows how to construct a
solo. This just plain sounds good. The track was from 1979 though.
The more recent stuff I found doesn´t excite.
Martijn van Iterson: A fine player. Hip convoluted lines. Could use
a more delicate touch though.
Of all the fine videos perused this was my favorite. Wayne Krantz
with Leni Stern, the wife of Mike Stern. Jeez, how can anyone get a
tone like that out of a Stratocaster. I thought there was an electric
piano on this. This is an excellent composition and a tremendous
band. Zachary Danziger on drums and Paul Socolow on bass are
immediately one of my favorite rhythm sections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs-MvAmycso&feature=related
That´s enough for now.
That's quite an interesting perspective; thank you for your candor.
1. Ben Monder
2. David Gilmore
3. Steve Cardenas
4. Kurt Rosenwinkel
5. Lionel Loueke
> Thanks for the nod!
>
> Clay Moore- Hide quoted text -
>
Back from the dead?
Just enjoying life, actually. They have a saying down here which goes
something like "never put off today what you can put off doing
tomorrow." I'm working on a garden and I haven't been reading the NG
much. It's 83 degrees at the moment. :-)
Clay
Nice to see you're still among the living, Clay. ;-)
Jeff Parker
huh? i'm guessing you've only listened to the autumn in ny vid on
youtube then?
> Peter Bernstein: He.s OK.
if your only impression of bernstein is what you saw on youtube,
you're missing out.
myles
he doesn't have the instant chops appeal that people need so they can
pretend to listen and say, "yeah!!!! he's killin!!!!! whooooooo!!!!".
as you said, his comping is just perfect. on top of that he writes
really nice tunes, can play his ass off w/out ever playing a bunch of
no substance flashy shit. on top of that, i've been around him quite
a bit, and if he has any trace of an ego, i don't know where he's been
hiding it.
myles
Then you missed this: http://tinyurl.com/25uuqx
Yeah, Miles, ditto that. Pat, check out Kreisberg's recording of "Just
In Time." And, as far as Peter Bernstein goes, as someone who has been
into jazz guitar for 35 years and has heard, seen, hung out with, and
jammed with many if not most of the famous players mentioned on this
NG I can assure you that Peter is deservedly considered one of the top
young players out there. He makes it look easy but it's all there -
time, touch, melody, sensitivity - so much so that I'm guessing people
who wouldn't like "jazz guitar" probably enjoy his playing because
it's so musical. He's like Wes that way, playing just what's right and
no more. Check out some of the Larry Goldings Trio stuff with Bill
Stewart on drums.
Clay Moore
Forgot to mention Adam Rogers who I really enjoyed on Chris Potters
"Follow the Red Line".
seconded! As a player I'm a something of a traditionalist, but Mike's
playing on Marcus Strickland's "Open Reel Deck" (on eMusic) is the
freshest guitar playing I've heard all year.
Jeff Parker also has a unique "voice" imo (also on eMusic).
both guys have great tone as well as ideas imo.
Not one of you mentions Bill Frisell, wow.
I did, in post 3.
I'd add a "hell yeah" to that.
I'd also add Mitch Chmera, Yoatim Silberstein, and Joachim Schoenecker
to the grand list.
I'm happy to say I have a lot of new stuff to check out, thanks to
this thread.
-Kevin
Agreed. Steve has chops, but that's not what he's about. He is, as
you say, very humble and also very generous. There are so many great
players active now, but if I had to pick out a few that always move
me, Steve would be one. Peter Bernstein would be another.
Ken
> I can think of a lot more guys who play modern and are terrific players,
> but they really don't ring my bell in a big way. 15 years ago I didn't
> like Pat Metheny, but now I think he may be my favorite "modern" player.
> I don't like everything he does, but there is noone who really satisfies
> me every time out the gate. Excepting my lovely wife, of course.
>
What kind of guitar does she play?
No such list can be complete without Vic Juris, Jonathan Kreisberg,
Adam Rogers and John Stowell. Rosenwinkel is not one of my favorites
but clearly has to be on any list of the "best."
Sylvain Luc, Allan Holdsworth, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Jesse Van
Ruller also.
It all depends on the definition of "modern". None of these guys have
surpassed early John McLaughlin in modernness really. And it will
apparently take another few decades for guitarists to catch up to
Allan Holdsworth.
If you just mean "young" well then the lists could be very long.
An "archtop". Hubba-hubba.
So I check out Steve Cardenas on youtube. Now thats something Ive
never heard before. Kind of like the Thelonious Monk of the guitar.
Im impressed. He fits in well with Ben Allison who is an equally
interesting composer. Their stuff would be perfect as background
music to some sort of intellectual wine-tasting party. It doesnt
demand attention, it rewards it. Cool.
Oops. Forgot Steve Masakowski.
Jeff Buenz: Now heres a guy who can really swing! Oh yeah. Makes
you feel like snapping your fingers. Makes you feel good. The Golden
Hands award. I love this guy. Well, his guitar playing anyway. Ive
noticed that guys like this dont get famous. Too subtle, I guess.
Chico Pinheiro: Wow, what a smooth band. That sounds so pleasant.
Chico is a fine singer and that woman is tops too. A fine player in
the Latin tradition which Ive discovered only recently. Having heard
jazz bands play Latin tunes I thought I knew Latin music. Wrong.
Neal Alger: As a sideman does a great deal to add to the mood of the
tune. A jazz/blues/rock guy in the Amos Garrett/Steely Dan vein,
definitely in that class. Like to hear more of this guy.
Jesse van Ruller: Not my style, I guess.
Bireli Lagrene: !!! Golly. Thats a jaw dropper. This guy seems to
be able to execute any whim that crosses his mind. Jazz, flamenco,
noise, boogie woogie, you name it. A sense of humor too. The Eric
Dolphy of the guitar. His straightahead jazz is good too, but for me
the weirder and wilder he plays the better. More a driver than a
swinger. I dunno if he could play a convincing ballad, but who
cares? Let him overplay all day, Id pay good money to hear it. Hes
superhuman.
Andreas Oberg: Slow down, son! The opposite of Bireli. The slower
and straighter the better. Those fast runs really sound bad. When he
plays simply he sounds excellent. Very nice swing and tone. What a
waste. Some people dont know their own strength. He sure is good at
ballads.
Maarten van der Grinten: My hair stood on end. That is a very, very
good sign. It happens about once a year. Im astonished. Man, those
are some chords. He does it by tapping. Love that tone. Great
control of dynamics, the most often neglected dimension. This is
genius. I heard the same superb singer backed with a string orchestra.
It was good, very very good, but Maarten gets a better sound all on
his lonesome. Incredible.
sheryl bailey: Another swinger with hip chords. Yeah! I gots the
feeling. I dont go for the electronic tone and the rock lead cliche
stuff through.
Frank Vignola: All right! Le jazz hot.
mimi fox: Shes kind of OK.
Adam Rogers: Couldnt find anything I liked.
Lionel Loueke: A real original with a deep groove and composes and
sings well. Got some star power. Is that an African style?
Sylvain Luc: Good God. This duet with Bireli is phenomenal. Dang
that sounds good. Some serious chemistry there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxM3vHe3noU
Enough for now. Ive got a life to live.
Personally, I find Jack Wilkins on the Live albums with Bob Brookmeyer
to be the most modern that I would want "Archtop" Jazz Guitar to be,
and these albums are from the 70's... I listen to these far more often
than anyone mentioned on this thread:
That is a great record. I listen to Larry Koonse with Tom Warrington
trio more though, and I'm not really a huge guitar trio fan otherwise.
That trio must have 200 lbs of ears between them.
http://www.emusic.com/artist/The-Tom-Warrington-Trio-MP3-Download/11646158.html
I think Koonse was mentioned somewhere above. If not:
Larry Koonse
That was some of the first Jack Wilkins I heard and it's really good.
I also heard the live small group with Buddy Rich and Anthony Jackson
on electric bass back then.
Nice that both are available on emusic. Too bad Windows is still
unavailable.
>Personally, I find Jack Wilkins on the Live albums with Bob Brookmeyer
>to be the most modern that I would want "Archtop" Jazz Guitar to be,
How's this for modern "Archtop" Jazz Guitar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHMnOue0pg4
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Pretty sure Bigsbys on archtops through overdriven amps have been
around since the 50's :-)
How about bass guitar players?
Tal Wilkenfeld
What? No Leon Redbone???
- Jim Hall - who's playing is very modern, you just have to listen
closely
- Dave Stryker - who bounces between blues oriented stuff and very
cool modern stuff. Check out his organ trio...
- Peter Bernstein - very distinct style, although little more
mainstream than Jim Hall.
...richie
Another interesting thing is that while no longer with us Lenny Breu
still has the crown I have not heard anyone really come close to his
very personal and gift style and touch.
Mark Cleary
rpjazz...@gmail.com wrote:
> I haven't heard all that many of them, but here are the guys I like.
>
> Jeff Buenz
> Pat Metheny
> Chico Pinheiro
> On Dec 21, 4:51 pm, lgoler <lance.go...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not one of you mentions Bill Frisell, wow.
>
> What? No Leon Redbone???
I like Leon Redbone.
For the longest time I wondered if he wasn't actually Frank Zappa in
disguise. Same nose, same facial hair, hat and shades... and you never
saw them together.
Yes, that's another one of my faves.
Yes, I like those albums a lot. I've listened to his solo on "You &
the night & the music" many times and I always have to count it not to
lose my place in the form on the first few choruses.
>
> Yes, I like those albums a lot. I've listened to his solo on "You &
> the night & the music" many times and I always have to count it not to
> lose my place in the form on the first few choruses.
>
> -Danhttp://danadler.com
Veering perilously offtopic -- Speaking of losing your place, you
should check out Hal Galper's latest "Agents of Change". They play the
changes, but the time goes totally cuckoo. Available at emusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/Hal-Galper-Agents-Of-Change-MP3-Download/10989913.html
Hey, you never saw Leon Redbone with Melissa Manchester either.
Coincidence?
Wow. That's eerie! Frank Zappa was also Melissa Manchester? Where's
my tinfoil hat?
One of the effects used by the aliens is to make you forget where you
put the tinfoil hat.
Aaarrrggghhh! I should never have taken it off!
JIM HALL
Nelson Veras
Chico Pinheiro
Peter Bernstein
Lupa Santiago
Jonathan Kreisberg
Steve Cardenas
Ben Monder
and
BILL FRISELL !!!
Ops, I forgot to mention Lionel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujN-91Dffhk
Rodney Jones
Steve Kahn
Paul Jackson, Jr.
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Ops, and I also forgot to mention Sylvain Luc, Adam Rogers, Doug
Wamble,....
Ops, and Anthony Wilson....